Bible Commentaries
Judges 10

Introduction

Overview

Judges 10:1, Tola judges Israel in Shamir; Judges 10:3, Jair, whose thirty sons had thirty cities; Judges 10:6, The Philistines and Ammonites oppress Israel; Judges 10:10, In their misery God sends them to their false gods; Judges 10:15, Upon their repentance he pities them.

Verse 1

am 2772, bc 1232, An, Ex, Is, 259

arose: Judges 2:16, Judges 3:9

defend: or, deliver, Heb. save

Shamir: Joshua 15:48

Reciprocal: Genesis 49:14 - General Genesis 49:19 - General Judges 17:1 - mount

Verse 2

Reciprocal: Judges 11:26 - three hundred

Verse 3

am 2795, bc 1209, An, Ex, Is, 282

a Gileadite: Genesis 31:48, Numbers 32:29

Reciprocal: Judges 11:26 - three hundred

Verse 4

rode: Judges 5:10, Judges 12:14

called: Numbers 32:41, Deuteronomy 3:14

Havothjair: or, the villages of Jair

Reciprocal: Judges 8:30 - threescore Judges 12:9 - General 1 Samuel 7:16 - in circuit 1 Samuel 8:1 - sons judges 1 Samuel 9:3 - General 2 Samuel 16:2 - What meanest 2 Samuel 20:26 - Jairite 1 Kings 13:13 - General 2 Kings 10:1 - seventy sons 2 Chronicles 13:21 - begat

Verse 5

Reciprocal: Judges 10:8 - that year 2 Samuel 20:26 - Jairite

Verse 6

am 2817, bc 1187, An, Ex, Is, 304

did evil: Judges 4:1, Judges 6:1, Judges 13:1, am 2799, bc 1205, An, Ex, Is, 286

Baalim: Judges 2:11-14, Judges 3:7, 2 Chronicles 28:23, Psalms 106:36

the gods of Zidon: 1 Kings 11:5, 1 Kings 11:7, 1 Kings 11:33, 1 Kings 16:31, 2 Kings 17:16, 2 Kings 17:29-31, 2 Kings 23:13

the gods of the Philistines: Judges 16:23, 1 Samuel 5:2, 2 Kings 1:2, 2 Kings 1:3, Jeremiah 2:13, Ezekiel 16:25, Ezekiel 16:26

Reciprocal: Genesis 19:38 - children Deuteronomy 7:4 - so will Deuteronomy 13:6 - which thou Deuteronomy 31:16 - forsake me Joshua 23:15 - so shall Judges 2:13 - served 1 Samuel 7:3 - put away 2 Kings 22:17 - have forsaken Nehemiah 9:26 - they were Psalms 78:58 - with Jeremiah 23:27 - as Jeremiah 32:23 - but Ezekiel 16:15 - and playedst Ezekiel 16:28 - General Ezekiel 27:16 - Syria Hosea 2:13 - the days Hosea 11:2 - they sacrificed Amos 2:4 - after Acts 21:3 - Syria

Verse 7

was hot: Judges 2:14, Deuteronomy 29:20-28, Deuteronomy 31:16-18, Deuteronomy 32:16-22, Joshua 23:15, Joshua 23:16, Psalms 74:1, Nahum 1:2, Nahum 1:6

he sold: Judges 4:2, 1 Samuel 12:9, 1 Samuel 12:10, Psalms 44:12, Isaiah 50:1

Reciprocal: Exodus 22:3 - then he shall Deuteronomy 7:4 - so will Deuteronomy 28:43 - General Judges 2:20 - the anger Judges 3:3 - five lords Judges 3:31 - Israel 1 Samuel 4:9 - as they have 1 Samuel 11:1 - Nahash 2 Samuel 10:1 - king 2 Kings 13:3 - and he delivered 2 Kings 22:17 - have forsaken Nehemiah 4:7 - the Ammonites Psalms 78:34 - General Psalms 106:41 - he gave Ecclesiastes 4:1 - and considered Isaiah 42:24 - General Jeremiah 49:1 - their king Amos 1:13 - and for

Verse 8

that year: Judges 10:5, Isaiah 30:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:3

oppressed: Heb. crushed

Reciprocal: Numbers 10:9 - oppresseth Deuteronomy 28:29 - thou shalt be Judges 11:26 - three hundred Psalms 129:1 - have they Ecclesiastes 4:1 - and considered Jeremiah 2:27 - but in the time Jeremiah 49:1 - their king Lamentations 1:15 - crush Ezekiel 47:18 - from Gilead

Verse 9

passed: Judges 3:12, Judges 3:13, Judges 6:3-5, 2 Chronicles 14:9, 2 Chronicles 20:1, 2 Chronicles 20:2

distressed: Deuteronomy 28:65, 1 Samuel 28:15, 2 Chronicles 15:5

Reciprocal: Judges 2:15 - greatly Judges 11:5 - made war 1 Samuel 13:6 - in a strait 2 Chronicles 12:5 - Ye have forsaken me Isaiah 26:16 - in trouble

Verse 10

cried: Judges 3:9, 1 Samuel 12:10, Psalms 106:43, Psalms 106:44, Psalms 107:13, Psalms 107:19, Psalms 107:28

Reciprocal: Judges 2:11 - and served Baalim 1 Samuel 7:6 - We have sinned 2 Kings 13:4 - Jehoahaz 2 Kings 22:17 - have forsaken 2 Chronicles 15:4 - in their trouble Psalms 22:5 - cried Isaiah 1:4 - forsaken Isaiah 26:16 - in trouble Isaiah 27:8 - thou wilt Hosea 5:15 - in their

Verse 11

Did not I: Judges 2:1-3

Egyptians: Exodus 14:30, 1 Samuel 12:8, Nehemiah 9:9-11, Psalms 78:51-53, Psalms 106:8-11, Hebrews 11:29

Amorites: Numbers 21:21-25, Numbers 21:35, Psalms 135:10, Psalms 135:11

children: Judges 3:11-15

Philistines: Judges 3:31

Reciprocal: Exodus 2:23 - cry 2 Kings 17:13 - all 1 Chronicles 10:14 - inquired

Verse 12

Zidonians: Judges 5:19-31

Amalekites: Judges 6:3

the Maonites: The LXX have "the Midianites," which Dr. Wall thinks the true reading. But the Maonites might be a tribe of Arabs, inhabitants of Maon - Joshua 15:55. 1 Samuel 23:24, 1 Samuel 23:25, 1 Samuel 25:2, which assisted Moab. 2 Chronicles 26:6, 2 Chronicles 26:7, Psalms 106:42, Psalms 106:43

Reciprocal: Exodus 2:23 - cry Numbers 10:9 - oppresseth Judges 3:3 - Sidonians 1 Kings 16:31 - the Zidonians 1 Chronicles 4:41 - the habitations Isaiah 46:7 - one shall cry

Verse 13

Judges 2:12, Deuteronomy 32:15, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Jeremiah 2:13, Jonah 2:8

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 31:16 - forsake me Nehemiah 9:26 - they were Jeremiah 16:11 - Because Jeremiah 18:17 - show Ezekiel 8:18 - and though Hebrews 8:9 - regarded

Verse 14

Deuteronomy 32:26-28, Deuteronomy 32:37, Deuteronomy 32:38, 1 Kings 18:27, 1 Kings 18:28, 2 Kings 3:13, Proverbs 1:25-27, Isaiah 10:3, Jeremiah 2:28

Reciprocal: Genesis 11:6 - Behold 1 Kings 22:15 - Go and prosper Nehemiah 9:26 - they were Proverbs 1:26 - General Isaiah 44:9 - and their Isaiah 57:13 - let Isaiah 66:3 - they have Jeremiah 11:12 - go Jeremiah 16:11 - Because Jeremiah 18:17 - show Ezekiel 8:18 - and though Ezekiel 13:12 - Where Ezekiel 20:39 - Go ye Mark 14:41 - Sleep Hebrews 8:9 - regarded

Verse 15

We have sinned: 2 Samuel 12:13, 2 Samuel 24:10, Job 33:27, Proverbs 28:13, 1 John 1:8-10

do thou: Joshua 9:25, 1 Samuel 3:18, 2 Samuel 10:12, 2 Samuel 15:26, Jonah 2:4, Jonah 3:9

seemeth: etc. Heb. is good in thine eyes

deliver: 2 Samuel 24:14, Job 34:31, Job 34:32

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 32:36 - repent Joshua 24:23 - put away 1 Samuel 7:4 - General 1 Samuel 12:10 - And they 1 Kings 8:48 - And so return 2 Kings 13:4 - the Lord 1 Chronicles 19:13 - let the Lord 2 Chronicles 12:7 - the Lord Nehemiah 9:27 - in the time Psalms 119:146 - and I shall keep Isaiah 17:7 - General Jeremiah 18:8 - that nation Acts 7:34 - I have seen

Verse 16

they put: 2 Chronicles 7:14, 2 Chronicles 15:8, 2 Chronicles 33:15, Jeremiah 18:7, Jeremiah 18:8, Ezekiel 18:30-32, Hosea 14:1-3, Hosea 14:8

strange gods: Heb. gods of strangers

his soul: Genesis 6:6, Psalms 106:44, Psalms 106:45, Isaiah 63:9, Jeremiah 31:20, Hosea 11:8, Luke 15:20, Luke 19:41, John 11:34, Ephesians 4:32, Hebrews 3:10, Hebrews 4:15

grieved: Heb. shortened, Not that there is any grief in God; he has infinite joy and happiness in himself, which cannot be broken in upon by either the sins or the miseries of his creatures. Not that there is any change in God; for he is of one mind, and who can turn him? But his goodness is his glory; by it he proclaims his name, and magnifies it; and as he is pleased to put himself into the relation of a father to his people, so he is pleased to represent his goodness to them by the compassion of a father to his children; for as he is the Father of lights, so is he the Father of mercies.

Reciprocal: Genesis 35:2 - strange Deuteronomy 32:36 - repent Joshua 24:23 - put away Judges 2:18 - it repented Judges 4:3 - cried 1 Samuel 7:4 - General 1 Samuel 12:10 - deliver 1 Kings 8:48 - And so return 2 Kings 13:4 - the Lord 2 Kings 13:23 - the Lord 2 Kings 14:26 - saw the affliction 1 Chronicles 21:15 - repented him 2 Chronicles 12:7 - the Lord 2 Chronicles 36:15 - because Nehemiah 9:27 - in the time Job 24:12 - groan Psalms 9:12 - humble Psalms 12:5 - oppression Psalms 102:1 - let my Psalms 107:12 - he brought Psalms 119:146 - and I shall keep Psalms 135:14 - he will repent Isaiah 17:7 - General Jeremiah 4:1 - put away Lamentations 3:32 - General Hosea 3:1 - according Joel 2:18 - and pity Amos 7:6 - General Matthew 18:27 - moved Matthew 28:10 - go Mark 3:5 - grieved Luke 7:13 - he Acts 7:34 - I have seen Ephesians 4:30 - grieve

Verse 17

gathered together: Heb. cried together

Mizpeh: Judges 11:11, Judges 11:29, Genesis 31:49

Reciprocal: Joshua 13:26 - Ramathmizpeh Joshua 18:26 - Mizpeh Judges 3:31 - Israel Judges 11:5 - made war Judges 11:34 - Mizpeh Judges 20:1 - in Mizpeh

Verse 18

What man: Judges 1:1, Judges 11:5-8, Isaiah 3:1-8, Isaiah 34:12

he shall be: Judges 11:11, Judges 12:7, 1 Samuel 17:25

Reciprocal: Genesis 31:21 - Gilead Judges 8:23 - I will Judges 11:8 - we turn