Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 18:25
And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.
25. angry fellows ] See marg.; fierce-tempered as in 2Sa 17:8; cf. also 1Sa 22:2. The rough humour and insolence of the robbers are admirably described. The writer hardly disguises his relish of the scene.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 25. And thou lose thy life] This was argumentum ad hominem; he must put up with the loss of his substance, or else lose his life! It was the mere language of a modern highwayman: Your life or your money.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Thy voice; thy complaints and reproaches.
Angry fellows; the soldiers, who are in themselves sharp and fierce, and will soon be inflamed by thy provoking words.
And thou lose thy life; which, notwithstanding all thy pretences, thou dost value more than thy images, as indeed appeared from his following practice.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And the children of Dan said unto him, let not thy voice be heard among us,…. Complaining of us as having done an unjust thing, charging and reproaching us with theft and sacrilege, insisting upon a restoration of the things taken, and abusing with odious names and characters:
lest angry fellows run upon thee: lest men of bitter and passionate spirits, provoked by ill language given them, should draw their swords and fall upon thee:
and thou lose thy life, and the life of thy household; the life of himself, his family, servants, tenants, and neighbours with him, which ought to have been more precious and valuable than his gods; of which there was great danger in demanding his gods, which by this they let him know they would not part with.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(25) Lest angry fellows run upon thee.Literally, lest men bitter of soul fall upon thee. (Comp. Jdg. 8:21; Jdg. 15:12; 2Sa. 17:8, chafed in their minds.)
Thou lose thy life.Literally, thou gather thy life, as in Psa. 26:9.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
‘ And the children of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you and you lose your life, with the lives of your household.” ’
The Danites made no excuses. They were unashamed. They merely pointed to their strength and suggested he be careful in case some of them lost their tempers. They had been patient up to now. Let him be grateful for that. For there was little doubt who would win if there was a fight. It was a case where might was right. Not that they probably wanted a fight for they would want to preserve themselves for the coming invasion.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Jdg 18:25 And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.
Ver. 25. Let not thy voice be heard. ] Tace, si sapis. The noise of weapons drowns the voice of right. Lam 2:9 The law is no more.
Lest angry fellows run upon thee.
And thou lose thy life, &c.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
life = soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
angry: Heb. bitter of soul, 1Sa 30:6, 2Sa 17:8, Job 3:5, Job 27:2, *marg.
Reciprocal: 1Sa 2:16 – I will take 1Sa 22:2 – discontented
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jdg 18:25. Let not thy voice be heard Thy complaints and reproaches. Lest angry fellows run upon thee The soldiers, who are sharp and fierce and will soon be inflamed by thy provoking words. And thou lose thy life Which, notwithstanding all thy pretences, thou valuest more than thy image, teraphim, and ephod.