Judges 10:15. Do thou unto us, &c. Do not give us up into the hands of these cruel men, but do thou chastise us with thine own hand as much as thou pleasest, if we be not more faithful and constant to thee than we have hitherto been. read more
Judges 10:16. They put away the strange gods As an evidence of the sincerity of their sorrow, and that they did not only confess their sins, but also forsake them. And it is probable that, for the present, a thorough reformation took place, and that they entirely quitted the worship of strange gods, and served the Lord alone. His soul was grieved for the misery of Israel That is, upon their repentance and reformation he turned away his anger, had compassion upon them on account of their... read more
Jephthah and five other judges (10:1-12:15)Little is known of the political or military activities of the judges Tola and Jair. They both exercised power for lengthy periods, and Jair’s family certainly enjoyed considerable power and prestige among the East Jordan tribes (10:1-5).Again the Israelites turned away from Yahweh and worshipped false gods, and again they were punished. The Ammonites conquered the eastern tribes, crossed Jordan, and seized large portions of Israelite territory in... read more
twenty. See note, App-50 . the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . Ashtaroth, plural = the Ashtoreths. Compare Judges 2:11-13 . gods of Syria. Genesis 35:3-6 . gods of Zidon. 1 Kings 11:5 (Baal, Astarte). gods of Moab. Judges 11:24 (Chemosh). 1 Kings 11:33 (Milcom or Molech). gods of the Philistines: e.g. Dagon (Judges 16:23 ). read more
vexed and oppressed = brake and crushed. See note on Judges 10:3 , above. read more
our God. Hebrew. Elohim ( App-4 ). Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, and Vulgate, read "Jehovah our God". read more
Maonites. Compare 2 Chronicles 26:7 , 2 Chronicles 26:8 . A mixture of Moabites and Ammonites = the two words combined. read more
Yet. Compare Deuteronomy 32:16 . Jeremiah 2:13 . read more
Go. Figure of speech Eironeia (Divine Irony). App-6 . ye have chosen. Compare Deuteronomy 32:37 , Deuteronomy 32:38 . Jeremiah 2:28 . read more
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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 10:13-14
Judges 10:13-14. I will deliver you no more Except you repent in another manner than you yet have done: which when they performed, God suspended the execution of this threatening: Cry unto the gods you have chosen You have not been forced to worship those gods by your oppressors; but you have freely chosen them before me. read more