Judges 12:9

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 12:8-15

Judges 12:8-Ezra : . The Three Minor Judges.— Ibzan’ s home was probably Bethlehem in Zebulun ( Joshua 19:15), 7 m. from Nazareth, still called Beit-lahm. For Aijalon we should probably read Elon (so the LXX). Pirathon is perhaps Far’ ata, near Nâ blû s. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Judges 12:9

Took in thirty daughters, i.e. took them home for wives to his sons. See Genesis 24:67; Genesis 31:50; Deuteronomy 21:12; 2 Samuel 11:27. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Judges 12:1-15

THE ARROGANT EPHRAIMITES AND JEPHTHAH—THE JUDGES WITHOUT FAME(Judges 12:1-15.)CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 12:1. Gathered themselves together.] Not in a disorderly or tumultuous manner as some would take it, but assembled in force, for the purpose of fighting if necessary (ch. Judges 7:23-24; Judges 10:17). Passed over (Jordan) northward, or it may mean to Zaphon, for such is the Hebrew word. Zaphon was a town in the tribe of Gad, mentioned along with Succoth.Wherefore, etc., didst thou not call us... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Judges 12:1-15

Chapter 12Now, remember the men of Ephraim when Gideon came back having, you know, gotten the victory and they said, "Why didn't you call us?" Well here they are again, chapter twelve.AND the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Why did you pass over to fight against the children Ammon, and you didn't call us to go with you? We're gonna burn you and your house with fire ( Judges 12:1 ).Well, they got by with this kind of stuff with Gideon.... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Judges 12:1-15

Judges 12:3 . I put my life in my hands; a Hebraism of forcible import. David twice uses the same phrase. Now, to take the life of a man who had thus devoted himself, and whom God had honoured, was the extreme of wickedness. Judges 12:6 . Shibboleth. Vox Hebraica, juxta interpretationem Hebræam, significet impetum currentis aquæ. This Hebrew word, according to the interpretation of the rabbins, designates impetuous currents of waters. Our travellers state that the Jordan is, in many... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 12:9

Jdg 12:9 And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, [whom] he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. Ver. 9. Thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad. ] Providing fit matches for them in due time; which is the father’s duty, since there is in most people a propensity to the nuptial conjunction. The man misseth his rib, and the woman would be in her old place again, under the man’s arm or wing. "My daughter, shall I not seek rest... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Judges 12:9

Judges 12:14, Judges 10:4 Reciprocal: Judges 8:30 - threescore Proverbs 5:16 - dispersed Jeremiah 29:6 - take wives read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Judges 12:9

And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.Took in — That is, took them home for wives to his sons. What a difference between his and his predecessor's family! Ibzan had sixty children, and all married: Jephthah but one, and she dies unmarried. Some are increased, others diminished: all is the Lord's doing. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 12:9

9. Thirty sons, and thirty daughters This fact alone would make him great in Israel, and might have been one reason of his being elected judge. Notice that the daughters were sent abroad to find homes in Israel, but the sons remained at home to inherit the paternal estate. Notice, also, how complete a contrast between Ibzan’s family fortunes and those of Jephthah. read more