士師記 10:3-18 JCB

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 10:11

(See the marginal references). The Israelites were delivered from the “Egyptians” at the Exodus; from the “Amorites” in the victories over Sihon, and Og, and the five kings of the Amorites Joshua 10:5; from the “children of Ammon” by Ehud; and from the “Philistines,” by the hand of Shamgar (compare 1 Samuel 12:9). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 10:12

The Zidonians - An allusion to the time of Barak, when the Zidonians doubtless formed part of the great confederacy of Canaanites under Jabin king of Hazor. See Joshua 11:8.The Amalekites - In the time of Gideon (marginal reference).The Maonites - Probably one of the tribes of the “children of the East,” who came with the Midianites and Amalekites in the time of Gideon, and may have been conspicuous for their hostility to Israel, and for the greatness of their discomfiture, though the record... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 10:17

The historian, having related the preliminary incidents, now comes to the final issue which forms the subject matter of his narrative. On a certain occasion, as on many previous ones, the Ammonites were encamped in Gilead, with the intention of dispossessing the Israelites of the whole country, or at least as far as the river Jabbok Judges 11:13, and of invading the West-Jordanic tribes. The children of Israel on the East of Jordan assembled together to resist them, and pitched their camp in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 10:18

And the people and princes ... - The inhabitants of Gilead appear as a separate and independent community, electing their own chief, without any reference to the West-Jordanic tribes. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 10:3-4

Judges 10:3-4. Jair, a Gileadite Of Gilead, beyond Jordan. He had thirty sons Who, it seems, were itinerant judges, and went from place to place, as their father’s deputies, to administer justice. That rode on thirty ass- colts It was customary for the noblest persons to ride on those beasts, and that not only in Judea, but likewise in Arabia, and other countries, even among the Romans. Thirty cities, called Havoth-jair That is, the villages of Jair. These villages were so called... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 10:6

Judges 10:6. Israel served the gods of Syria They added to their former idolatries the worship of new gods, particularly those of Syria, which were Bel, or Baal, Astarte, Dagon, Moloch, Thammuz. And the gods of Zidon The supreme gods of the Sidonians were Baal and Ashtaroth: but it is likely they had more, such as Asaroth, Asarim, Asarah. And the gods of Moab The principal of which was Chemosh, 1 Kings 11:7. And the gods of the children of Ammon The chief of which was Milcom, (1... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 10:7-8

Judges 10:7-8 . He sold them into the hand of the Philistines, &c. The one on the west, the other on the east, so that they were molested on both sides. That year they vexed, &c. Or, that year they had vexed and oppressed the children of Israel eighteen years This was the eighteenth year from the beginning of that oppression. And these eighteen years are not to be reckoned from Jair’s death, because that would enlarge the time of the judges beyond the just bounds; but from the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 10:10

Judges 10:10. We have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim Not contented to add idols to thee, we have preferred them before thee. All the rest of the pagan gods, mentioned Judges 10:6, are here comprehended under the name of Baalim. They were so many and various, that they had entirely alienated the affections of the Israelites from their own, that is, the true God, as they now acknowledge in a penitential strain. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 10:11

Judges 10:11. The Lord said unto Israel Either by some prophet whom he raised up, and sent for this purpose, or by the high-priest consulting God for them by Urim and Thummim. For we find that the Israelites, notwithstanding their idolatries, when they were sorely afflicted, bethought themselves of repairing to the tabernacle, and asking counsel of the Lord. Did not I deliver you from the Amorites? Both Sihon and Og, and their people, and other kings of the Amorites. From the children of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 10:12

Judges 10:12. The Zidonians We do not read of any oppression of Israel, particularly, by the Zidonians. But many things were done which are not recorded. The Maonites Either, first, those who lived in or near the wilderness of Maon, in the south of Judah, 1 Samuel 23:25; 1 Samuel 25:2; whether Edomites or others. Or, secondly, the Mehunims, a people living near the Arabians, of whom see 2 Chronicles 26:7. For in the Hebrew, the letters of both names are the same, only the one is the... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 10:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 10:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 10:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 10:18

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 10:3-4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 10:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 10:7-8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 10:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 10:11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 10:12

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