士師記 11:4 JCB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 11:4-11

Here is, I. The distress which the children of Israel were in upon the Ammonites? invasion of their country, Jdg. 11:4. Probably this was the same invasion with that mentioned, Jdg. 10:17; when the children of Ammon were gathered together and encamped in or against Gilead. And those words, in process of time, refer to what goes immediately before of the expulsion of Jephthah; many days after he had been thus thrust out in disgrace was he fetched back again with honour. II. The court which the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 11:4

And it came to pass in process of time ,.... Some time after Jephthah had been expelled from his father's house, and he was become famous for his martial genius, and military exploits; or at the close of the eighteen years' oppression of the children of Israel by the Ammonites, or some few days after the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpeh, that the people and princes of Gilead were preparing for war with Ammon, and were thinking of a proper person to be their general: ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 11:4

The children of Ammon made war - They had invaded the land of Israel, and were now encamped in Gilead. See Judges 10:17 . read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 11:4-5

Judges 11:4-5. The children of Ammon made war against Israel The Ammonites had oppressed them eighteen years, and now, when the Israelites begin to make opposition, they commence a war against them. The elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah By direction from God, who both qualified him for, and called him to the office of a judge, otherwise they would not have been at liberty to choose a base-born person. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Judges 11:1-40

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 11:4

children = sons. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Judges 11:4

JEPHTHAH TO LEAD IN THE WAR (Judges 11:4-11)"And it came to pass after awhile, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel. And it was so, that, when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob; and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon. And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did ye not hate me, and drive me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Judges 11:4

4. in process of time—on the return of the season. the children of Ammon made war against Israel—Having prepared the way by the introduction of Jephthah, the sacred historian here resumes the thread of his narrative from Judges 10:17. The Ammonites seem to have invaded the country, and active hostilities were inevitable. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 11:1-7

3. Deliverance through Jephthah 11:1-12:7To prepare for the recital of Israel’s victory over the Ammonites the writer provided the reader with some background information concerning the man God raised up to lead this deliverance. Like Gideon, Jephthah was an unlikely hero who got off to a good start but ended poorly. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 11:1-11

The choice of Jephthah as Gilead’s leader 11:1-11Judges 11:1-3 provide information about Jephthah’s personal background. His name means "He [an unspecified deity] has opened [the womb]." Jephthah lived on the east side of the Jordan River. Unlike Gideon, he was a courageous and valiant warrior. He was, however, the product of his father’s sexual liaison with a prostitute, another clue to the moral level in Israel. Evidently Jephthah’s grandparents named his father in honor of an ancestor named... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 11:4-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 11:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 11:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 11:4-5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Judges 11:1-40

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 11:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Judges 11:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Judges 11:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 11:1-7

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 11:1-11

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