士师记 2:11-15 CUNPSS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 2:6-23

The beginning of this paragraph is only a repetition of what account we had before of the people's good character during the government of Joshua, and of his death and burial (Josh. 24:29, 30), which comes in here again only to make way for the following account, which this chapter gives, of their degeneracy and apostasy. The angel had foretold that the Canaanites and their idols would be a snare to Israel; now the historian undertakes to show that they were so, and, that this may appear the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 2:11

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord ,.... Openly and publicly, boldly and impudently, in the very face of God, and amidst all the good things they received from him, which were aggravating circumstances of their sins; what the evil was they did is next observed: and served Baalim ; the idol Baal, as the Arabic version, of which there were many, and therefore a plural word is used; to which the apostle refers 1 Corinthians 8:5 ; for the word signifies "lords",... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 2:12

And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers ,.... The covenant God of their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and of their more immediate ancestors; his worship they forsook, neglected his tabernacle, and the service of it: which brought them out of the land of Egypt ; out of wretched misery and bondage there, with an high hand, and outstretched arm; and led them through the wilderness, and provided for them there, and brought them into the land of Canaan, a land flowing with milk... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 2:13

And they forsook the Lord ,.... The worship of the Lord, as the Targum; this is repeated to observe the heinous sin they were guilty of, and how displeasing it was to God: and served Baal and Ashtaroth ; two images, as the Arabic version adds; Baal, from whence Baalim, may signify the he deities of the Gentiles, as Jupiter, Hercules, &c.; and Ashtaroth their female deities, as Juno, Venus, Diana, &c.; the word is plural, and used for flocks of sheep, so called because they make... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 2:14

And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel ,.... For the idolatries they were guilty of; it burned within him, it broke forth, and was poured out like fire on them, and consumed them; see Nahum 1:6 , and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them ; that rifled their houses, and plundered them of their goods and substance: and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about ; the is, delivered them into their hands, who carried them captive, where... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 2:15

Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil ,.... They prospered not in any business they undertook, or put their hands unto; or in any expedition they went upon, or when they went out to war, as Kimchi, Ben Melech, and Abarbinel explain the phrase: the battle went against them, because God was against them; his hand was against them, and there was no resisting and turning that back; and this sense seems to agree with what goes before and follows after; though... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 2:11

Served Baalim - The word בעלים baalim signifies lords. Their false gods they considered supernatural rulers or governors, each having his peculiar district and office; but when they wished to express a particular בעל baal , they generally added some particular epithet, as Baal-zephon, Baal-peor, Baal-zehub, Baal-shamayim, etc., as Calmet has well observed. The two former were adored by the Moabites; Baal-zebub by the Ekronites. Baal-berith was honored at Shechem; and Baal-shamayim,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 2:12

Which brought them out of the land of Egypt - This was one of the highest aggravations of their offense; they forsook the God who brought them out of Egypt; a place in which they endured the most grievous oppression and were subjected to the most degrading servitude, from which they never could have rescued themselves; and they were delivered by such a signal display of the power, justice, and mercy of God, as should never have been forgotten, because the most stupendous that... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 2:13

Served Baal and Ashtaroth - In a general way, probably, Baal and Ashtaroth mean the sun and moon; but in many cases Ashtaroth seems to have been the same among the Canaanites as Venus was among the Greeks and Romans, and to have been worshipped with the same obscene rites. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 2:14

The hands of spoilers - Probably marauding parties of the Canaanites, making frequent incursions in their lands, carrying away cattle, spoiling their crops, etc. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 2:6-23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 2:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 2:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 2:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 2:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 2:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 2:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 2:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 2:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 2:14

Group of Brands