Judges 5:5-17 ASV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 5:12

Awake, awake, Deborah, awake, awake, utter a song , &c.; Either perceiving some languor and remissness in her spirits, while she was delivering this song, and therefore arouses herself to attend to this service with more ardour and zeal; or rather finding herself more impressed with a sense of the great and good things the Lord had done for Israel, calls upon her soul to exert all its powers in celebrating the praises of the Lord, and therefore repeats the word awake so often as she... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 5:13

Then he made him that remaineth ,.... The people of Israel that remained, who had been under the yoke of Jabin king of Canaan, under which many of the Israelites very probably died; but now the few mean and miserable that remained were raised to an high estate, and made to have dominion over the nobles among the people ; that is, over the Canaanitish nobility, that were among the people under Jabin; but he being conquered by the Israelites, his people and even his nobles became subject... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 5:14

Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek ,.... In this and some following verses, Deborah makes mention of the tribes that were siding and assisting in this war, and of those that were not; and begins with Ephraim, where she herself dwelt, Judges 4:5 who was the root, foundation, and source of this expedition, that under a divine influence directed, animated, and encouraged to it; and by whom, and from whence, a detachment was sent against the Amalekites, who upon all... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 5:15

And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah ,.... On Mount Tabor, whither they came to offer themselves to join in the war against Jabin; or to assist with their counsels, the men of this tribe being understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, 1 Chronicles 12:32 . even Issachar : not the princes only, but the whole tribe also; so the Targum paraphrases it,"the rest of the tribe of Issachar:" and also Barak, he was sent on foot into the valley ; which was at the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 5:16

Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks ?.... This tribe abounded with flocks and herds, and therefore chose the country on the other side Jordan, as suitable for them; and now, at this critical juncture, they judged it wisest, and their best policy, to abide by them, and the care of them; lest by intermeddling, should Jabin prevail, he might be provoked to fall upon them, and take them from them; wherefore the bleatings of their flocks, and the whistlings... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 5:17

Gilead abode beyond Jordan ,.... A country which lay on the other side Jordan, and was given by Moses, half of it to the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the other half to the half tribe of Manasseh, Deuteronomy 3:12 and being here distinguished from Reuben, it seems that not only that tribe, but also the tribe of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, on that side Jordan, came not to the help of Israel; but abode where they were, attending their flocks and herds, and preferring their own... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 5:6

The highways were unoccupied - The land was full of anarchy and confusion, being everywhere infested with banditti. No public road was safe; and in going from place to place, the people were obliged to use unfrequented paths. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 5:7

The villages ceased - The people were obliged to live together in fortified places; or in great numbers, to protect each other against the incursions of bands of spoilers. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 5:8

They chose new gods - This was the cause of all their calamities; they forsook Jehovah, and served other gods; and then was war in their gates - they were hemmed up in every place, and besieged in all their fortified cities; and they were defenseless, they had no means of resisting their adversaries; for even among forty thousand men, there was neither spear nor shield to be seen. The Vulgate gives a strange and curious turn to this verse: Nova bella elegit Dominus, et portas hostium... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 5:10

Ye that ride on white asses - Perhaps צחרות אתנות athonoth tsechoroth should be rendered sleek or well-fed asses; rendered asinos nitentes , shining asses, by the Vulgate. Ye that sit in judgment - מדין על ישבי yoshebey al middin ; some have rendered this, ye who dwell in Middin. This was a place in the tribe of Judah, and is mentioned Joshua 15:61 . And walk by the way - Persons who go from place to place for the purposes of traffic. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 5:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 5:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 5:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 5:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 5:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 5:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 5:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 5:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 5:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 5:10

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