John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 10:18
And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another ,.... Being thus assembled and encamped: what man is he that will begin to fight with the children of Ammon ? for though the forces were assembled together for battle, yet it seems they had no general to command them, and lead them on to it: he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead , this they ordered to be proclaimed, to encourage some person to take the command of them, and go before them to battle, promising him... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 10:10-18
Here is, I. A humble confession which Israel make to God in their distress, Jdg. 10:10. Now they own themselves guilty, like a malefactor upon the rack, and promise reformation, like a child under the rod. They not only complain of the distress, but acknowledge it is their own sin that has brought them into the distress; therefore God is righteous, and they have no reason to repine. They confess their omissions, for in them their sin began??We have forsaken our God,? and their commissions??We... read more