Judges 1:30, Judges 1:33, Judges 1:35 NIV

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Judges 1:1-36

The Book of Judges covers historically a period from the death of Joshua to the judgeship of Samuel and the introduction of the monarchy. It opens with a description of the general condition of affairs at the close of the period of Joshua's leadership. He had led the people into possession of the land but had left them with much to be done ere its final subjugation. Their fist act was to seek to know the will of God as to who should commence this final work of conquest. Judah, the kingly... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:30

‘ Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol, but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributary.’ These cities are probably the Kattath and Nahalal of Joshua 19:15 and were probably sited at the northern end of the plain of Jezreel. But they have not been identified. Again the same complaint is made, the people of Zebulun did not obey Yahweh and failed to drive out the Canaanites, instead putting them to tribute and receiving tribute from them.... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:1-36

Judges 1:1 to Judges 2:5 . The Conquests and Settlements of the Israelites in Western Palestine.— From this introduction, which is one of the most valuable parts of early Hebrew history, we learn that the various tribes invaded the land either singly or in small groups; that they had failures as well as successes; that in many instances they did not destroy the older population, but settled peacefully among them; and that, in particular, the larger cities of Canaan, as well as the fertile... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:27-34

Judges 1:27-Nahum : . Partial Successes.— Several of the tribes failed to win the prizes they coveted. Much of the allotted territory remained in the hands of the Canaanites. Judges 1:27 . Beth-shan is now Beisâ n. Situated in a fertile part of the Jordan Valley, 3 m. W. of the river, it commanded the Vale of Jezreel (Wady Jâ lû d), which led up to the plain of Esdraelon. Its “ daughters” are its daughter towns, or dependencies. Taanach and Megiddo (p. 30), towns 5 m. apart, were on the south... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Judges 1:17-36

CRITICAL NOTES.—Judges 1:17. And Judah went with Simeon.]The history is here resumed, after the digression (Judges 1:8-16). Zephath or Hormah.] The latter name, meaning “a devoting,” was evidently given to Zephath on account of the ban of destruction, for the second time executed here (cf. Numbers 21:1-3, and Com. on Joshua 12:14). The LXX. have Ἀνάθεμα. “Now Sebaita, a large deserted town situated in a large plain at the foot of the Magrâh mountains, and not far from the head of the Wady el... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Judges 1:1-36

Judges 1:0 and Judges 2:0 The character of Joshua is, like that of many soldiers, simple and easily understood. He was strong and of a good courage, a man, fit not only for battle, but for tedious campaigning; full of resources, and able to keep up the heart of a whole people by his hopeful bearing. It was one of the most difficult of tasks which was entrusted to Joshua. He was to lead the people through a series of the most brilliant and exciting military successes, and then to turn them to... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Judges 1:1-36

Through Moses, the children of Israel were let out of Egypt and God began to form a national kind of identity and began to forge the beginnings of a nation. At the death of Moses, Joshua, who was the servant of Moses, took over and continued to lead the people now into the land that God had promised to their father Abraham that should be theirs, that they should inhabit. And thus, God keeping his covenant and his word to Abraham.Now the book of Judges takes up the next period in their history.... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Judges 1:1-36

Judges 1:1 . After the death of Joshua, whose death was to the Jews the commencement of new troubles; they asked counsel of the Lord, as directed, Numbers 27:21, by Phinehas the priest. Judges 1:3 . Judah said to Simeon, come up with me, for their lots were adjacent, and therefore equally concerned. The Canaanites, it would seem, had returned to some of their former possessions. Judges 1:5 . Adoni-bezek; the lord of Bezek. Joshua 15:19. Judges 1:7 . Having their thumbs and great... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Judges 1:30

Kitron: The Talmudists say Kitron is "tzippor," that is, Sepphoris, or Diocesarea, a celebrated city of Galilee, now the village Safoury, situated in the plain of Esdraelon, twenty miles - north-west from Tiberias, according to Benjamin of Tudela. Nahalol: Joshua 19:15 Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 20:11 - tributaries Joshua 17:13 - put the Judges 1:33 - became read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:30

30. Kitron and Nahalol are both of unknown situation. read more