Bible Commentary

And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I swore unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. 1. the angel of the Lord ] Not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 2:1”

And the coast of the Amorites [was] from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward. 36. the border of the Amorites ] The text describes a boundary line; but there was no boundary between the Israelites and the Amorites, i.e. the old Canaanite population, for they occupied the same territory. Some recensions … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 1:36”

But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries. 35. would dwell ] See Jdg 1:27 note. mount Heres ] i.e. ‘mount of the sun,’ probably the same as Ir-shemesh, i.e. ‘city of the sun’ Jos 19:41, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 1:35”

And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley: 34, 35. The fortunes of Dan 34 . Dan, we may infer, attempted to settle in the N.W. corner of Judah, on the rich land (‘the valley’) between the hills and the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 1:34”

Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries unto them. 33. Naphtali ] inhabited the eastern part of Upper Galilee; Jdg 1:18. On the S. the territory was … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 1:33”

But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out. 32. did not drive them out ] Originally no doubt the text ran ‘was not able to drive them out’ (LXX); see Jdg 1:19 note. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges It is an … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 1:32”

Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob: 31. Asher ] dwelt in a productive strip of country (Gen 49:20), extending northwards from Carmel along the sea-coast (Jdg 5:17) to Phoenicia; P indicates the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 1:31”

Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries. 30. Zebulun ] settled N.W. of the Great Plain, in Lower Galilee, between Asher and Issachar; see Jdg 5:14, Gen 49:13. Kitron Nahalol ] In Jos 19:15 Kattath Nahalal; ib. Jos 21:34 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 1:30”

Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. 29. Cf. Jos 16:10. Gezer ] An ancient Canaanite city mentioned in the list of Thothmes III, in the ‘Israel Inscription’ of Merenptah (see Ency. Bibl. 1242), and as Gazri in the Amarna tablets (163 etc.), … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 1:29”

And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out. 28. By the time of Solomon these cities had become Israelite possessions, 1Ki 4:11 f.; it was probably David who subdued them, after they had been weakened by the Philistines. The latter … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 1:28”