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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:2

2. Judah The tribe; the individual had long been dead. Deuteronomy 1:35. This designation of Judah to the pre-eminence was in substance a repetition of the prophetic blessing of dying Jacob: “Thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise; thy hand shall be upon the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.” Genesis 49:8. But although God thus clearly designated Judah for the leadership, the tribe failed to understand that from among its thousands a personal... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:3

LEAGUE OF JUDAH AND SIMEON, Judges 1:3. 3. Simeon This tribe was on the southern border of Judah, and occupied several cities within the bounds of that tribe. See on Joshua 19:1. They were natural allies, not only from their proximity, but because they were both the offspring of Leah. My lot… thy lot The portion of each was still infested with enemies. They unite to conquer them. This league of Judah and Simeon was clannish and sectional. Though it resulted in many victories, it would... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:4

DEFEAT OF ADONI-BEZEK, Judges 1:4-7. 4. Judah went up That is, in the military sense, as in Judges 1:1. Judah proceeded to the war. The Lord delivered The devout Hebrew was remarkable for acknowledging the Divine hand in all his victories. The civilisation which laughs at all faith in the supernatural, and makes the strongest battalions the arbiters of battles, is very defective. The Canaanites and the Perizzites On these nations see note on Joshua 3:10. There seems to have been a... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:5

5. Found Discovered and apprehended unexpectedly. Adoni-bezek The name means, lord of Bezek. He seems to have commanded these Canaanite and Perizzite forces in this war. read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:6

6. Cut off his thumbs and… great toes This barbarous mutilation, unusual with the Jews, was designed to incapacitate for military service. The victim of this cruelty could neither march nor fight. In this instance the Israelites exercised this cruelty according to that barbaric style of justice called the lex talionis. In modern warfare it is usual to release prisoners “ on parole,” that is, on their word of honour not to fight again; but among some barbarians such mutilation or... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:7

7. Threescore and ten kings The chief of every petty village was styled a king. This accounts for the number of maimed wretches who scrambled or cravenly begged for the crumbs beneath this brutal conqueror’s table. We need not understand that all these seventy kings were under his table at one time, but during his reign. “Conceive,” says Kitto, “what must have been the state of the country and people among whom such a scene could exist. What wars had been waged, what cruel ravages... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:8

CAPTURE AND BURNING OF JERUSALEM, Judges 1:8. 8. Had fought This pluperfect rendering of the verb has grown out of the notion that the Israelites brought Adoni-bezek to Jerusalem, and therefore the city must have been already in their possession. But much better is it to follow the more natural rendering of the Hebrew, and understand that this stronghold of the Jebusites was still held by its old possessors, (Joshua 15:63,) and that when these Canaanites and Perizzites were smitten at... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:9

CONQUESTS IN THE TERRITORY OF JUDAH, Judges 1:9. 9. Afterward After the burning of Jerusalem. Went down Proceeded southward. As went up (Judges 1:4) indicates a starting off to battle, so went down indicates a continuation of the war. The mountain… the south… the valley The three principal geographical divisions of the territory of Judah. See note on Joshua 15:19. Here the thread of the narrative is broken off to introduce the episode about Caleb and Othniel, and the notice of the... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:10-15

CONQUEST OF HEBRON, AND EXPLOIT AND REWARD OF OTHNIEL, Judges 1:10-15. This passage is nearly identical with Joshua 15:14-19. It may have been copied from the Book of Joshua, or from some older work. See the notes on the passage in Joshua. It is characteristic of the Hebrew historians to interweave such episodes as this and the following one about the Kenites into a narrative which touches persons or places with which they were associated. The date of this conquest of Hebron and Debir is... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:16

THE KENITES, Judges 1:16. 16. Children of the Kenite These were a nomadic tribe camping in Midian in the days of Moses’ flight from Egypt. They were of Amalekite, or primitive Arabian, stock, and by virtue of their relation by marriage to Moses, this tribe became an ally, or a protege of the Hebrews, dwelling first in the vicinity of Jericho, the city of palm trees, and subsequently following the victorious arms of their protectors to the extreme south of Judah’s lot, to the edge of... read more

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:2

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:8

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:10-15

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:16

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