Judges 3:12-13

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 3:13

Amalek. See note on Exodus 17:16 . palm trees. Compare Deuteronomy 34:3 . read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Judges 3:12

II. EHUD (Judges 3:12-30); AGAIN GOD PUNISHES ISRAEL FOR THEIR WICKEDNESS"And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and Jehovah strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah. And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees. And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years."The Moabites and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Judges 3:12

Judges 3:12. Strengthened Eglon— It is the opinion of many commentators, that Eglon was the successor of Balak. As the Israelites were so prone to worship the gods of the people round about them, God, in just punishment of their offences, armed those very people against them. The sacred writer says, that God strengthened the king of Moab, to shew that he gave success to his enterprize against the Israelites. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Judges 3:12

12-14. the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord—The Israelites, deprived of the moral and political influences of Othniel, were not long in following their native bias to idolatry. the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab—The reigning monarch's ambition was to recover that extensive portion of his ancient territory possessed by the Israelites. In conjunction with his neighbors, the Ammonites and the Amalekites, sworn enemies of Israel, he first subjected the eastern... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 3:7-31

II. THE RECORD OF ISRAEL’S APOSTASY 3:7-16:31"The judges are twelve in number, reckoning either Deborah or Barak as a judge and omitting Abimelech, whose status in fact depended wholly on his descent from Gideon, and who was in effect not a ’deliverer’, and a ’judge’ only in the sense of a local ruler on his own account." [Note: John Gray, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, p. 189.] Israel’s JudgesJudgeScriptureIsrael’s OppressorsLength in YearsNation(s)King(s)OppressionJudgeshipPeaceOthnielJudges... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 3:12-30

1. Oppression under the Moabites and deliverance through Ehud 3:12-30The Moabites and Ammonites were not only neighbors who both lived to the southeast of Canaan, but they were also descendants of the same ancestor, Lot. The Amalekites lived on Israel’s southern border and were descendants of Esau. The Moabites had allied with the Ammonites and the Amalekites and had captured the site of Jericho (the "city of palm trees," Judges 3:13). They had evidently rebuilt it since Joshua’s conquest.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 3:12-31

B. The second apostasy 3:12-31As time went by, Israel’s departure from God progressed. The writer reflected this by showing that Israel suffered under two oppressing powers at the same time next: the Moabites and the Philistines. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 3:1-31

The Story of the Judges. Othniel. Ehud. Shamgar1-6. Israel’s actual relations with the Canaanites.1. Wars of Canaan] i.e. those waged by Joshua, after whose death (Judges 2:21) the career of victory was made to cease by Jehovah. 2. A third reason for the survival of the heathen in Canaan, in addition to those given in Judges 2:1; and in. Judges 2:22; Judges 3:1. 3. Philistines] see Intro. § 5. The Philistines occupied the lowland in the SW. Their five cities formed a confederacy: see Judges... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 3:5-31

History of the Judges (Jdg 3:5 to Jdg 16:31)On this, the main section of the book, see Intro. § 2 and List of Oppressions and Judges. The larger part of the book is concerned with six of the Judges, one of whom is not properly a Judge at all (Abimelech), and in the case of another (Samson) isolated forays are recorded, but no actual deliverance.7-11. Chushan-rishathaim and Othniel.7. The groves] RV 'the asheroth.' The word (another plural) means the sacred poles set up near an altar, which were... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Judges 3:12

(12) Did evil again.—Literally, “added to do evil.” We find this Hebraism even in the New Testament. “He added (prosetheto) to send” (Luke 20:11-12).Evil.—Literally, the evil, with special reference to idolatry, as in Judges 2:11, &c.Strengthened Eglon the king of Moab.—See this event referred to by the prophet Samuel, in 1 Samuel 12:9. Eglon was a successor of Balak. We have seen that Rishathaim is probably a term of hatred or scorn; is the name Eglon due to the same tendency? It may be... read more

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