Judges 11:36

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 11:36

‘ And she said to him, “My father, you have opened your mouth to Yahweh. Do to me in accordance with what has proceeded from your mouth, forasmuch as Yahweh has taken vengeance for you of your enemies, even of the children of Ammon.” ’ His daughter comforted him as best she could. Yahweh had fulfilled His part in the matter, she stressed, now it was up to him to do the same. She wanted him to know that she was in full agreement with what he had to do. Her love for him flowed out through her... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Judges 11:36

Do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; do not for my sake make thyself a transgressor; I freely give my consent to thy vow; wherewith, and with the success of his arms, he had now acquainted her, though it be not here expressed. Forasmuch as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies; I am willing to bear my burden, being abundantly satisfied with the great deliverance which God hath given to his people by thy hands. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Judges 11:30-40

JEPHTHAH’S VOW(Judges 11:30-31; Judges 11:34-40)CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 11:30. Vowed a vow unto the Lord.] He looked entirely to Jehovah for victory (Psalms 18:2; Psalms 18:6; Psalms 18:29, etc.; Psalms 62:6-8; Psalms 46:1-7; Psalms 118:6-13; Psalms 121:1-2). From first to last, He sees God’s overruling Providence preserving His church. He recognises this when treating with the elders of Gilead (Judges 11:9-10), when he accepted the office of captain (Judges 11:11), when he spoke of the past... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Judges 11:1-40

Chapter 11He was a mighty man of valour, he was the son of a harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah. And Gilead's wife bore him sons; and the wife's sons when they grew up, they threw Jephthah out, and they said, You're not gonna inherit our father's house; you're the son of a strange woman. So Jephthah fled from his brothers, and he dwelled in the land of Tob: and there gathered unto him vain men who began to [sort of pal around him]. And it came to pass in the process of time, that the children of... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Judges 11:1-40

Judges 11:1 . Jephthah son of a harlot. The Hebrew is the same as in Joshua 2:1. The rabbins mostly read here, as Joshua 2:0., son of a hostess. Judges 11:3 . Vain men, rogues and rakes. The Hebrews is the same as for those who followed Abimelech: Judges 9:4. Judges 11:5 . The land of Tob. Ish-tob is mentioned. 2 Samuel 10:8. It lay between Syria and Ammon. Here Jephthah led a species of martial life, it would seem, with his men; and being ready to hire himself to any cause, he... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Judges 11:34-40

Judges 11:34-40I have opened my mouth unto the Lord, and I cannot go back.Retreat impossibleI. what we have done. “I have opened my mouth unto the Lord.”1. We have opened our mouths before the Lord, first, “by confessing our faith in Jesus Christ.”2. We have also avowed and declared before the living God that we are Christ’s disciples and followers.3. We have opened our mouth to the Lord, next, because as we believe in Jesus Christ, and take Him to be our Master, so we “have admitted the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 11:36

Jdg 11:36 And she said unto him, My father, [if] thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, [even] of the children of Ammon. Ver. 36. Do to me according. ] A generous virgin this was, and a most morigerous [dutiful] daughter: only she should have admonished her father to advise with the priests about such an unwonted sacrifice; for sometimes both grace and wit... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Judges 11:36

forasmuch: Judges 16:28-Amos :, 2 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 18:31, 2 Samuel 19:30, Acts 20:24, Acts 21:13, Romans 16:4, Philippians 2:30 Reciprocal: Numbers 30:2 - vow a vow Psalms 66:14 - uttered Jeremiah 44:17 - whatsoever read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Judges 11:36

And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.Do to me — Do not for my sake make thyself a transgressor; I freely give my consent to thy vow. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 11:36

36. My father Her mission and devotion were in the highest degree touching and beautiful. Forasmuch as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee Here was a point of view from which hers would be a sublime and enviable death. It was dying for her father, her country, and her God, inasmuch as her memory would be associated sublimely with one of Israel’s greatest national triumphs. read more

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