Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 12:1-7
Here Is, I. The unreasonable displeasure of the men of Ephraim against Jephthah, because he had not called them in to his assistance against the Ammonites, that they might share in the triumphs and spoils, Jdg. 11:1. Pride was at the bottom of the quarrel. Only by that comes contention. Proud men think all the honours lost that go beside themselves, and then who can stand before envy? The Ephraimites had the same quarrel with Gideon (Jdg. 8:1), who was of Manasseh on their side Jordan, as... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 12
In this chapter we have, I. Jephthah's rencounter with the Ephraimites, and the blood shed on that unhappy occasion (Jdg. 12:1-6), and the conclusion of Jephthah's life and government, Jdg. 12:7. II. A short account of three other of the judges of Israel: Ibzan (Jdg. 12:8-10), Elon (Jdg. 12:11, 12), Abdon, Jdg. 12:13-15. read more