Introduction
Overview
Judges 3 . 1 , The nations which were left to prove Israel; Judges 3 . 5 , By communion with them they commit idolatry; Judges 3 . 8 , Othniel delivered them from Chushan-rishathaim; Judges 3 . 12 , Ehud from Eglon; Judges 3 . 31 , and Shamgar from the Philistines.
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the nations . Judges 2 . 21 , Judges 2 . 22 , Deuteronomy 7 . 22
prove . Deuteronomy 8 . 2 , Deuteronomy 8 . 16 , 2 Chronicles 32 . 31 , Job 23 . 10 , Proverbs 17 . 3 , Jeremiah 6 . 27 , Jeremiah 17 . 9 , Jeremiah 17 . 10 , Zechariah 13 . 9 , John 2 . 24 , 1 Peter 1 . 7 , 1 Peter 4 . 12 , Revelation 2 . 23
as had not . Judges 2 . 10
Reciprocal . Genesis 19 . 37 . Moabites Exodus 15 . 25 . proved Exodus 23 . 29 . in one year Deuteronomy 6 . 19 . General Joshua 13 . 2 . the land Judges 3 . 4 . to prove 1 Samuel 28 . 1 . Philistines 1 Kings 9 . 21 . left 2 Chronicles 12 . 8 . that they may
might know . Genesis 2 . 17 , Genesis 3 . 5 , Genesis 3 . 7 , 2 Chronicles 12 . 8 , Matthew 10 . 34-39 , John 16 . 33 , 1 Corinthians 9 . 26 , 1 Corinthians 9 . 27 , Ephesians 6 . 11-18 , 1 Timothy 6 . 12 , 2 Timothy 2 . 3 , 2 Timothy 4 . 7
to teach . Their fathers fought by a divine power. God taught their hands to war and their fingers to fight , that they might be the instruments of destruction to the wicked nations on whom the curse rested; but now that they had forfeited His favour , they must learn what it is to fight like other men.
Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 5 . 22 . the war was of God
five lords . Judges 10 . 7 , Judges 14 . 4 , Joshua 13 . 3 , 1 Samuel 4 . 1 , 1 Samuel 4 . 2 , 1 Samuel 6 . 18 , 1 Samuel 13 . 5 , 1 Samuel 13 . 19-23 , 1 Samuel 29 . 2
Canaanites . Judges 4 . 2 , Judges 4 . 23 , Judges 4 . 24 , Genesis 10 . 15-19 , Numbers 13 . 29
Sidonians . Judges 10 . 12 , Judges 18 . 7 , Genesis 49 . 13 , Joshua 11 . 8-13 , Joshua 19 . 28
in mount . Numbers 34 . 8 , Deuteronomy 1 . 7 , Deuteronomy 3 . 9 , Joshua 11 . 3 , Joshua 13 . 5
Reciprocal . Joshua 5 . 1 . which were by Joshua 11 . 22 . only in Gaza Judges 1 . 18 . Also Judah Judges 2 . 21 . General Judges 16 . 5 . the lords 1 Samuel 6 . 4 . Five golden 1 Samuel 6 . 16 . the five 1 Samuel 17 . 1 . gathered 1 Kings 8 . 65 . from the entering 2 Kings 8 . 2 . land Jeremiah 39 . 5 . Hamath Zephaniah 2 . 5 . O Canaan
to prove . Judges 3 . 1 , Judges 2 . 22 , Exodus 15 . 25 , Deuteronomy 33 . 8 , 1 Corinthians 11 . 19 , 2 Thessalonians 2 . 9-12
dwelt . Judges 1 . 29-32 , Psalm 106 . 34-38
Canaanites . Genesis 10 . 15-18 , Genesis 15 . 19-21 , Exodus 3 . 8 , Exodus 3 . 17 , Deuteronomy 7 . 1 , Joshua 9 . 1 , Nehemiah 9 . 8
Reciprocal . Psalm 78 . 57 . But Psalm 106 . 36 . And
Exodus 34 . 16 , Deuteronomy 7 . 3 , Deuteronomy 7 . 4 , 1 Kings 11 . 1-5 , Ezra 9 . 11 , Ezra 9 . 12 , Nehemiah 13 . 23-27 , Ezekiel 16 . 3
Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 7 . 16 . for that will Judges 2 . 3 . their gods 1 Kings 11 . 2 . surely Nehemiah 9 . 26 . they were Ezekiel 16 . 15 . and playedst Malachi 2 . 11 . and hath
did evil . Judges 3 . 12 , Judges 2 . 11-13
the groves . Judges 6 . 25 , Exodus 34 . 13 , Deuteronomy 16 . 21 , 1 Kings 16 . 33 , 1 Kings 18 . 19 , 2 Kings 23 . 6 , 2 Kings 23 . 14 , 2 Chronicles 15 . 16 , 2 Chronicles 24 . 18 , 2 Chronicles 33 . 3 , 2 Chronicles 33 . 19 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 3 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 7
Reciprocal . Genesis 21 . 33 . Beersheba Deuteronomy 6 . 11 . when thou Deuteronomy 7 . 3 . General Deuteronomy 7 . 4 . so will Judges 2 . 13 . served Judges 2 . 14 . the anger Judges 4 . 1 . did evil Judges 10 . 6 . Baalim Judges 13 . 1 . did 1 Samuel 12 . 9 . forgat 1 Samuel 12 . 10 . Baalim 1 Kings 11 . 2 . surely 1 Kings 14 . 22 . Judah 1 Kings 16 . 31 . served Baal 2 Kings 22 . 17 . have forsaken Nehemiah 9 . 26 . they were Jeremiah 17 . 2 . their altars Jeremiah 23 . 27 . as Hosea 2 . 13 . the days Hosea 11 . 2 . they sacrificed
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was hot . Judges 2 . 14 , Judges 2 . 20 , Exodus 22 . 24 , Deuteronomy 29 . 20 , Psalm 6 . 1 , Psalm 85 . 3
he sold . Judges 2 . 14 , Judges 4 . 9 , Deuteronomy 32 . 30 , 1 Samuel 12 . 9 , Isaiah 50 . 1 , Romans 7 . 14
Chushanrishathaim . Habakkuk 3 . 7
Mesopotamia . Heb. Aram-naharaim. Aram-naharayim , "Syria of the two rivers ," or Mesopotamia , "between the rivers ," is a famous province situated between the Tigris and Euphrates. It is called by Arabian geographers , Maverannaher , "the country beyond the river;" and is now called Diarbek.
Reciprocal . Genesis 24 . 10 . Mesopotamia Deuteronomy 7 . 4 . so will Joshua 23 . 15 . so shall 2 Kings 13 . 3 . and he delivered 2 Kings 22 . 17 . have forsaken 1 Chronicles 17 . 10 . And since 2 Chronicles 28 . 9 . because the Lord God Nehemiah 9 . 27 . thou deliveredst Psalm 78 . 34 . General Psalm 106 . 40 . the wrath Psalm 106 . 41 . he gave Isaiah 42 . 24 . General Ezekiel 39 . 23 . gave them Daniel 1 . 2 . the Lord John 8 . 33 . and were Acts 2 . 9 . Mesopotamia
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cried . Judges 3 . 15 , Judges 4 . 3 , Judges 6 . 7 , Judges 10 . 10 , 1 Samuel 12 . 10 , Nehemiah 9 . 27 , Psalm 22 . 5 , Psalm 78 . 34 , Psalm 106 . 41-44 , Psalm 107 . 13-19
raised up . Judges 2 . 16
deliverer . Heb. saviour
Othniel . Judges 1 . 13
Reciprocal . Joshua 15 . 17 . Othniel Judges 3 . 11 . Othniel Judges 6 . 6 . cried 1 Chronicles 4 . 13 . Kenaz 1 Chronicles 27 . 15 . Othniel 2 Chronicles 15 . 4 . in their trouble Psalm 106 . 44 . General Obadiah 1 . 21 . saviours
the Spirit . Judges 6 . 34 , Judges 11 . 29 , Judges 13 . 25 , Judges 14 . 6 , Judges 14 . 19 , Numbers 11 . 17 , Numbers 27 . 18 , 1 Samuel 10 . 6 , 1 Samuel 11 . 6 , 1 Samuel 16 . 13 , 2 Chronicles 15 . 1 , 2 Chronicles 20 . 14 , Psalm 51 . 11 , 1 Corinthians 12 . 4-11 , Hebrews 6 . 4
came . Heb. was
Mesopotamia . Heb. Aram
Reciprocal . Judges 2 . 16 . the Lord Judges 7 . 9 . I have delivered Judges 11 . 32 . the Lord Judges 15 . 14 . the Spirit 1 Samuel 7 . 6 . judged 1 Samuel 7 . 15 . judged 2 Chronicles 15 . 4 . in their trouble Acts 13 . 20 . he gave
the land . Judges 3 . 30 , Judges 5 . 31 , Judges 8 . 28 , Joshua 11 . 23 , Esther 9 . 22
Othniel . Judges 3 . 9 , Joshua 15 . 17 , 1 Chronicles 4 . 13
Reciprocal . Genesis 49 . 15 . rest Joshua 14 . 15 . And the land Judges 2 . 19 . when the Judges 10 . 11 . children Judges 11 . 26 . three hundred 1 Samuel 7 . 15 . judged 2 Chronicles 14 . 6 . for the land Nehemiah 9 . 28 . did evil again
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did evil . Judges 2 . 19 , Hosea 6 . 4
and the Lord . Exodus 9 . 16 , 2 Kings 5 . 1 , Isaiah 10 . 15 , Isaiah 37 . 26 , Isaiah 45 . 1-4 , Ezekiel 38 . 16 , Daniel 4 . 22 , Daniel 5 . 18 , John 19 . 11
the king . 1 Samuel 12 . 9
Reciprocal . Joshua 23 . 15 . so shall Judges 3 . 7 . did evil Judges 4 . 1 . did evil Judges 10 . 9 . passed 1 Kings 14 . 22 . Judah 2 Kings 13 . 20 . the Moabites Nehemiah 9 . 28 . did evil again Psalm 78 . 34 . General Psalm 78 . 57 . But Psalm 106 . 41 . he gave
Ammon . Judges 5 . 14 , Psalm 83 . 6
the city . Judges 1 . 16 , Deuteronomy 34 . 3 , Psalm 83 . 7
Reciprocal . Judges 6 . 3 . Amalekites Judges 10 . 9 . passed Judges 12 . 15 . in the mount
served . Leviticus 26 . 23-25, Deuteronomy 28 . 40 , Deuteronomy 28 . 47 , Deuteronomy 28 . 48
Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 28 . 29 . thou shalt be
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cried unto . Judges 3 . 9 , Psalm 50 . 15 , Psalm 78 . 34 , Psalm 90 . 15 , Jeremiah 29 . 12 , Jeremiah 29 . 13 , Jeremiah 33 . 3
a Benjamite . or , the son of Jemini
lefthanded . Heb. shut of his right hand , This Hebrew phrase intimates that , either through disease or disuse , he made little or no use of the right hand , but of his left only , and so was the less fit for war , because he would most likely wield a dagger awkwardly . yet God chose this left-handed man to be the minister of his retributive justice. It was God's right hand that gained Israel the victory , Psalm 44 . 3 , not the right hand of the instruments he employed. Judges 20 . 16 , 1 Chronicles 12 . 2
sent a present . 1 Samuel 10 . 27 , Proverbs 18 . 16 , Proverbs 19 . 6 , Proverbs 21 . 14 , Isaiah 36 . 16
Reciprocal . Genesis 49 . 27 . a wolf Judges 2 . 16 . the Lord Judges 4 . 3 . cried Judges 6 . 6 . cried Judges 7 . 13 . a cake 1 Samuel 12 . 10 . And they 1 Kings 10 . 25 . every man 1 Chronicles 7 . 10 . Ehud 1 Chronicles 8 . 5 . Gera Nehemiah 9 . 27 . in the time Psalm 119 . 66 . Teach me
two edges . Psalm 149 . 6 , Hebrews 4 . 12 , Revelation 1 . 16 , Revelation 2 . 12
upon . Judges 3 . 21 , Psalm 45 . 3 , Song of Solomon 3 . 8
a very fat . Judges 3 . 29 , *marg. 1 Samuel 2 . 29 , Job 15 . 27 , Psalm 73 . 7 , Psalm 73 . 19 , Jeremiah 5 . 28 , Jeremiah 50 . 11 , Ezekiel 34 . 20
quarries . or graven images , Joshua 4 . 20
a secret . Judges 3 . 20 , 2 Kings 9 . 5 , 2 Kings 9 . 6 , Acts 23 . 18 , Acts 23 . 19
And all that . Genesis 45 . 1
Reciprocal . Genesis 31 . 46 . an heap Judges 3 . 26 . the quarries 2 Samuel 13 . 9 . And Amnon
a summer parlour . Heb. a parlour of cooling , The aleeyah , or upper chamber , seems to have been of the same description as the oleah of the Arabs , but properly ventilated , described by Dr. Shaw , who says , that to most of their houses there is a smaller one annexed , which sometimes rises one story higher than the house; at other times , it consists of one or two rooms only , and a terrace; while others that are built , as they frequently are , over the porch or gateway , have , if we except the ground floor , which they want , all the conveniences that belong to the house itself. There is a door of communication from them into the gallery of the house; besides another , which opens immediately from a private staircase , down into the porch or street , without giving the least disturbance to the house. In these back houses strangers are usually lodged and entertained; and to them likewise the men are wont to retire from the noise and hurry of their families , to be more at leisure for mediation or diversions. Amos 3 . 15
I have . Judges 3 . 19 , 2 Samuel 12 . 1-15 , 2 Samuel 24 . 12 , Micah 6 . 9
he arose . Psalm 29 . 1 , Jeremiah 10 . 7
Reciprocal . Numbers 23 . 18 . Rise up 2 Kings 4 . 10 . a little chamber 1 Chronicles 8 . 6 . Ehud Nehemiah 8 . 5 . stood up
thrust it . Numbers 25 . 7 , Numbers 25 . 8 , 1 Samuel 15 . 33 , Job 20 . 25 , Zechariah 13 . 3 , 2 Corinthians 5 . 16
Reciprocal . Judges 3 . 16 . upon Judges 4 . 21 . took 2 Samuel 20 . 10 . in Joab's
the dirt came out . or , it came out at the fundament , Judges 3 . 22
covereth . etc. or , doeth his easement , 1 Samuel 24 . 3
the quarries . Judges 3 . 19
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 9 . 10 . he opened
he blew . Judges 5 . 14 , Judges 6 . 34 , 1 Samuel 13 . 3 , 2 Samuel 20 . 22 , 2 Kings 9 . 13
mountain . Judges 7 . 24 , Judges 17 . 1 , Judges 19 . 1 , Joshua 17 . 15 , Joshua 17 . 18
Reciprocal . Numbers 10 . 9 . oppresseth Judges 7 . 8 . trumpets Judges 12 . 15 . in the mount 2 Samuel 20 . 1 . he blew
Follow . Judges 4 . 10 , Judges 7 . 17
the Lord . Judges 7 . 9 , Judges 7 . 15 , 1 Samuel 17 . 47
the fords . Judges 12 . 5 , Joshua 2 . 7
Reciprocal . Judges 7 . 24 . take before 1 Kings 20 . 21 . went out
lusty . Heb. fat , Judges 3 . 17 , Deuteronomy 32 . 15 , Job 15 . 27 , Psalm 17 . 10
Reciprocal . 2 Samuel 8 . 2 . he smote 1 Chronicles 18 . 2 . He smote
And the land . Judges 3 . 11 , Judges 5 . 31
Reciprocal . Joshua 14 . 15 . And the land Judges 8 . 28 . forty years Judges 11 . 26 . three hundred 2 Samuel 8 . 2 . he smote 1 Chronicles 18 . 2 . He smote 2 Chronicles 14 . 6 . for the land Nehemiah 9 . 28 . did evil again Acts 9 . 31 . the churches
Shamgar . Judges 5 . 6 , Judges 5 . 8
an ox goad . This implement , Mr. Maundrell informs us , in Palestine and Syria is of an extraordinary size. He measured several , and "found them about eight feet long; and at the bigger end about six inches in circumference. They were armed at the lesser end with a sharp prickle for driving the oxen; and at the other end with a small paddle of iron , strong and massive , for cleansing the plough from the clay. In the hand of a powerful man such an instrument must be more dangerous and fatal than a sword." Judges 15 . 15 , 1 Samuel 13 . 19-22 , 1 Samuel 17 . 47 , 1 Samuel 17 . 50 , 1 Corinthians 1 . 17
also . Judges 2 . 16
Israel . "So part is called Israel." Judges 4 . 1 , Judges 4 . 3-24 , Judges 10 . 7 , Judges 10 . 17 , Judges 11 . 4-33 , 1 Samuel 4 . 1 ,"It seems to concern only the country next to the Philistines.
Reciprocal . Joshua 23 . 10 . One man Judges 4 . 21 . took Judges 7 . 13 . a cake Judges 10 . 11 . Philistines 1 Samuel 17 . 40 . staff