Judges 10:6-9

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 10:6-9

While those two judges, Tola and Jair, presided in the affairs of Israel, things went well, but afterwards, I. Israel returned to their idolatry, that sin which did most easily beset them (Jdg. 10:6): They did evil again in the sight of the Lord, from whom they were unaccountably bent to backslide, as a foolish people and unwise. 1. They worshipped many gods; not only their old demons Baalim and Ashtaroth, which the Canaanites had worshipped, but, as if they would proclaim their folly to all... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 10:6

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord ,.... After the death of the above judges they fell into idolatry again, as the following instances show: and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth ; as they had before; see Gill on Judges 2:11 , Judges 2:13 and, besides these: also the gods of Syria ; their gods and goddesses, Belus and Saturn, Astarte and the Dea Syria, Lucian writes of: and the gods of Zidon ; the goddess of the Zidonians was Ashtaroth, 1 Kings... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 10:7

And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel ,.... His anger burned like fire, he was exceedingly incensed against them, nothing being more provoking to him than idolatry, as after mentioned: and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon ; that is, delivered them into their hands, and they became subject and were in bondage to them, as such are that are sold for "slaves"; part of them, that lay to the west of the land of Israel, fell... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 10:8

And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel ,.... The Philistines on one side, and the children of Ammon on the other; meaning either that year in which Jair died, as Jarchi; or the first year they began to bring them into bondage, as R. Isaiah: "and from that year", as Kimchi and Ben Melech, that they vexed and distressed them, they continued to vex and distress them eighteen years ; or, as Abarbinel interprets it, "with that year", they vexed and oppressed them... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 10:9

Moreover, the children of Ammon passed over Jordan ,.... Not content with the oppression of the tribes on the other side Jordan, which had continued eighteen years, they came over Jordan into the land of Canaan to ravage that, and bring other of the tribes into subjection to them, particularly the three next mentioned, which lay readiest for them, when they were come over Jordan: to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim who lay to the south and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 10:6

And served Baalim - They became universal idolaters, adopting every god of the surrounding nations. Baalim and Ashtaroth may signify gods and goddesses in general. These are enumerated: The gods of Syria; Bel and Saturn, or Jupiter and Astarte. Gods of Zidon; Ashtaroth, Astarte or Venus. The gods of Moab; Chemosh. Gods of the children of Ammon; Milcom. Gods of the Philistines; Dagon. See 1 Kings 11:33 ; (note), and 1 Samuel 5:2 ; (note). These are called gods because... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 10:7

The anger of the Lord was hot - This Divine displeasure was manifested in delivering them into the hands of the Philistines and the Ammonites. The former dwelt on the western side of Jordan; the latter, on the eastern: and it appears that they joined their forces on this occasion to distress and ruin the Israelites, though the Ammonites were the most active. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 10:6

The gods of Syria - Or “Aram.” In the times of the Judges the various tribes of Aramites, or Syrians, were not compacted into one state, nor were they until after the time of Solomon. The national gods of these various Aramean tribes were probably the same; and their worship would be likely to be introduced into the trans-Jordanic tribes. It has been remarked that the Hebrew words for “to divine,” “to practice magic,” “idolatrous priests,” and other like words, are of Syrian origin. The Syriac... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 10:7

The previous mention of the Philistines as oppressors of Israel Judges 3:31 seems to be restricted to the south of Judah, when they cooperated with Moab. They appear to have gradually increased in power until they reached their height in the time of Saul. In the present instance they were probably in alliance with the Ammonites, holding the western tribes in check, while the Ammonites subdued those on the east of Jordan. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 10:8

That year - Perhaps the closing year of the oppression, when the Ammonites passed over the Jordan. For it was this crowning oppression which brought the Israelites to repentance Judges 10:10, Judges 10:15-16, and so prepared the way for the deliverance. Possibly in the original narrative from which this portion of the Book of Judges is compiled, “that year” was defined.The land of the Amorites - Namely, of Sihon king of the Amorites, Numbers 21:21; Deuteronomy 1:4; Joshua 13:10; Psalms 135:11. read more

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