And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah,.... Assenting to his proposal, and not only giving their word for it, but their oath:the Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words; that is, make him head over them; they appealed to the omniscient God, and called on him to be a witness of their agreement to it, and swore by him they would fulfil it; or if they did not, that the Lord would take vengeance on them for it, and punish the breach of this covenant and oath in some way or another; the Targum of Jonathan is,"the Word of the Lord be a witness between us, &c.'
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Judges 11:10
Judges 11:10
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faith did great things (Heb. xi. 32), though he had not such an…Judges 11 — OverviewJudges 11 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeJudges 11:1, The covenant between Jephthah and the Gileadites, that he should be their head; Judges 11:12, The treaty of peace between him and the Ammonites is in vain; Judges 11:29, Jephthah’s vow; Judges 11:32, His…Judges 11 — OverviewJudges 11 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter gives an account of another judge of Israel, Jephthah, of his descent and character, Jud 11:1 of the call the elders of Gilead gave him to be their captain general, and lead out their forces against the…Judges 11:4-11Judges 11:4-11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere is, I. The distress which the children of Israel were in upon the
Ammonites' invasion of their country, v. 4. Probably this was the same
invasion with that mentioned, ch. x. 17, when the children of Ammon…Judges 11:10Judges 11:10 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeThe Lord: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 31:50; 1 Samuel 12:5; Jeremiah 29:23, Jeremiah 42:5; Romans 1:9; 2 Corinthians 11:31
be witness: be the hearer, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 31:53; Deuteronomy 1:16; 1 Samuel 24:12
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