Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 83:10
[Which] perished at Endor: they became [as] dung for the earth.
10. En-dor is not mentioned in the narrative of Judges, but it was situated in the same valley as Taanach and Megiddo, which are named in Jdg 5:19, and is mentioned along with them in Jos 17:11.
as dung ] Omit as. A contemptuous expression for the fate of un-buried corpses. Cp 2Ki 9:37; Jer 8:2; &c.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Which perished at En-dor – Endor is not particularly mentioned in the history of the transaction in the book of Judges, but it is known that Endor was in the vicinity of Mount Tabor, and there is no improbability in the tradition which has fixed the site of the battle at or near Endor. The word or name En-dor means properly fount of the dwelling (or, habitation), and was probably given at first to a spring or fountain near to which some distinguished or well-known person dwelt. It is mentioned in Jos 17:11; 1Sa 28:7.
They became as dung for the earth – The land was enriched or made fertile by their flesh, their blood, and their bones, as the field of Waterloo was by that of the slain, or as fields of battle commonly are.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 10. Perished at En-dor] This refers to the defeat of the Midianites by Gideon, who were encamped in the valley of Jezreel, at the foot of Mount Gilboa, and near to Tabor, Jdg 6:33; Jdg 7:1, and consequently in the environs of En-dor. There Gideon attacked and defeated them; and, in various places during their flight, they were destroyed, and left to rot upon the earth. Jdg 7:22-25.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Which perished at En-dor: either,
1. The Midianites. Or rather,
2. Jabin and Sisera, who were overthrown near Taanach and Megiddo, Jdg 5:19, nigh unto which places was this En-dor, as appears from Jos 17:11.
They became as dung for the earth; they were trodden under foot, and their carcasses left unburied. Compare 2Ki 9:37; Jer 8:2; 16:4.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Which perished at Endor,…. Aben Ezra and Kimchi understand this of the Midianites; but rather it is to be understood of Jabin and Sisera, and the army under them, who perished at this place, which is mentioned along with Taanach and Megiddo, Jos 17:11, which are the very places where the battle was fought between Jabin and Israel, Jud 5:19 according to Jerom i, it was four miles from Mount Tabor to the south, and was a large village in his days, and was near to Nain, the place where Christ raised the widow’s son from the dead, Lu 7:11
they became as dung for the earth; being unburied, they lay and rotted on the earth, and became dung for it; see Jer 8:2, or were trodden under foot, as dung upon the earth; so the Targum,
“they became as dung trodden to the earth.”
i De locis Hebraicis, fol. 88. L. and 91. E.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(10) En-dor.This place, for which see 1 Samuel 28, is not mentioned in Judges 4, but is in the battle-field not far from the Taanach and Megiddo of Deborahs song. (Robinson, iii. 224)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
10. Which perished at Endor The battle, which began at Kishon, reached its crisis at Endor, eight miles east, where the flight began.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Psa 83:10 [Which] perished at Endor: they became [as] dung for the earth.
Ver. 10. Which perished at Endor ] A place in the tribe of Manasseh near unto that ancient river, the river Kison, Jos 17:11 1Sa 28:7
They became as dunq
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
earth = ground, or soil. Hebrew. ‘adamah. See note on Isa 25:10.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Endor: Jos 17:11, 1Sa 28:7
as dung: 2Ki 9:37, Jer 8:2, Jer 16:4, Zep 1:17
Reciprocal: Gen 14:10 – fell Jdg 4:7 – Kishon Jdg 4:15 – General Jdg 5:21 – Kishon 1Ki 14:10 – as a man taketh Job 20:7 – perish Job 28:22 – Destruction Isa 5:25 – torn Isa 25:10 – even Jer 9:22 – fall Jer 25:33 – they shall not Eze 32:4 – General Mal 2:3 – spread
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psa 83:10-12. Which perished at En-dor Either, 1st, The Midianites; or rather, Jabin and Sisera, who were overthrown at Taanach and Megiddo, (Jdg 5:19,) nigh unto which places was this En-dor, as appears from Jos 17:11. They became as dung upon the earth They were trodden under foot, and their carcasses left unburied. Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God The houses and lands of the Israelites, which their God, as they say, gave them in Canaan; but to which they have no rightful title. This was formerly objected by the Ammonites, as we see Jdg 11:13, and the Ammonites were a chief party in this war. So they seem to call them houses of God by way of irony and derision.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
83:10 [Which] perished at Endor: they became [as] {i} dung for the earth.
(i) Trodden under foot as mire.