Bible Commentary

And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bore the present. 18. he sent away ] From the foll. verse it seems that Ehud accompanied the carriers (cf. the same vb. in Gen 18:16 ‘to bring them on the way’) until they were at a safe … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 3:18”

And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon [was] a very fat man. 17. he offered the present ] The place is not mentioned; we are to think of some royal city in Moab, rather than of Jericho. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 17. Eglon was a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 3:17”

But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh. 16. a sword of a cubit length ] The measure, a gmed, does not occur again in the O.T.; Jewish interpreters explain it as a short cubit, i.e. the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 3:16”

But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man left-handed: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab. 15. Ehud the son of Gera ] Both names occur in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 3:15”

So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. So the children of Israel served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years. Ten years longer than they served the king of Mesopotamia, Jud 3:8, as a severer correction of them for their relapse into idolatry. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 3:14”

And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees. 13. Ammon and Amalek ] Moab and Ammon appear in alliance against Israel in 2Ch 20:1; Psa 83:6 f. includes Amalek also. The Amalekites were Bedouin of the deserts S. of Palestine, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 3:13”

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD. 12. again did that which was evil ] The introduction to the story is made up of the familiar … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 3:12”

And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died. 11. And the land had rest forty years ] A formula of the editor, to whom the chronological scheme of the Book is due; cf. Jdg 3:30, Jdg 5:31, Jdg 8:28; and Jos 11:23; Jos 14:15. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 3:11”

And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim. 10 . the spirit of the Lord came upon him ] So the spirit came upon Jephthah Jdg 11:29, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 3:10”

And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, [even] Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. 9. The verse is composed of the standing phrases of the Dtc. compiler: cried unto the Lord Jdg 3:15, Jdg 4:3, Jdg … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 3:9”