_NOW JEPHTHAH THE GILEADITE WAS A MIGHTY MAN OF VALOUR, AND HE WAS THE SON OF AN HARLOT: AND GILEAD BEGAT JEPHTHAH._ Jephthah - `opener.' SON OF AN HARLOT - a concubine, or foreigner; implying an inferior sort of marriage prevalent in Eastern countries. It is conjectured that she was the Aramites... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND GILEAD'S WIFE BARE HIM SONS; AND HIS WIFE'S SONS GREW UP, AND THEY THRUST OUT JEPHTHAH, AND SAID UNTO HIM, THOU SHALT NOT INHERIT IN OUR FATHER'S HOUSE; FOR THOU ART THE SON OF A STRANGE WOMAN._ Thou shalt not inherit in our father's home. Since there were children by the legitimate wife, the... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN JEPHTHAH FLED FROM HIS BRETHREN, AND DWELT IN THE LAND OF TOB: AND THERE WERE GATHERED VAIN MEN TO JEPHTHAH, AND WENT OUT WITH HIM._ Jephthah ... dwelt in the land of Tob - on the north of Gilead, beyond the frontier of the Hebrew territories (2 Samuel 10:6; 2 Samuel 10:8). THERE WERE GATHE... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND IT CAME TO PASS IN PROCESS OF TIME, THAT THE CHILDREN OF AMMON MADE WAR AGAINST ISRAEL._ In process of time - on the return of the season. THE CHILDREN OF AMMON MADE WAR. Having prepared the way by the introduction of Jephthah, the sacred historian here resumes the thread of his narrative fr... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND IT WAS SO, THAT WHEN THE CHILDREN OF AMMON MADE WAR AGAINST ISRAEL, THE ELDERS OF GILEAD WENT TO FETCH JEPHTHAH OUT OF THE LAND OF TOB:_ The elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah. All eyes were directed toward him as the only person possessed of the qualities requisite for the preservation o... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY SAID UNTO JEPHTHAH, COME, AND BE OUR CAPTAIN, THAT WE MAY FIGHT WITH THE CHILDREN OF AMMON._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND JEPHTHAH SAID UNTO THE ELDERS OF GILEAD, DID NOT YE HATE ME, AND EXPEL ME OUT OF MY FATHER'S HOUSE? AND WHY ARE YE COME UNTO ME NOW WHEN YE ARE IN DISTRESS?_ Jephthah said ... Did not ye hate me? He gave them at first a haughty and cold reception. It is probable that he saw some of his brother... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE ELDERS OF GILEAD SAID UNTO JEPHTHAH, THEREFORE WE TURN AGAIN TO THEE NOW, THAT THOU MAYEST GO WITH US, AND FIGHT AGAINST THE CHILDREN OF AMMON, AND BE OUR HEAD OVER ALL THE INHABITANTS OF GILEAD._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE ELDERS OF GILEAD SAID UNTO JEPHTHAH, THE LORD BE WITNESS BETWEEN US, IF WE DO NOT SO ACCORDING TO THY WORDS._ The Lord he witness between us. Their offer being accompanied by the most solemn oath, Jephthah intimated his acceptance of the mission, and his willingness to accompany them. But,... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN JEPHTHAH WENT WITH THE ELDERS OF GILEAD, AND THE PEOPLE MADE HIM HEAD AND CAPTAIN OVER THEM: AND JEPHTHAH UTTERED ALL HIS WORDS BEFORE THE LORD IN MIZPEH._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND JEPHTHAH SENT MESSENGERS UNTO THE KING OF THE CHILDREN OF AMMON, SAYING, WHAT HAST THOU TO DO WITH ME, THAT THOU ART COME AGAINST ME TO FIGHT IN MY LAND?_ Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon. This first act in his judicial capacity reflects the highest credit on his... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE KING OF THE CHILDREN OF AMMON ANSWERED UNTO THE MESSENGERS OF JEPHTHAH, BECAUSE ISRAEL TOOK_ _ AWAY MY LAND, WHEN THEY CAME UP OUT OF EGYPT, FROM ARNON EVEN UNTO JABBOK, AND UNTO JORDAN: NOW THEREFORE RESTORE THOSE LANDS AGAIN PEACEABLY._ The king of ... Ammon answered ... Because Israel t... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND JEPHTHAH SENT MESSENGERS AGAIN UNTO THE KING OF THE CHILDREN OF AMMON:_ Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon. Jephthah's reply was clear, decided, and uuanswerable-first, those lands were not in the possession of the Ammonites when his countrymen got them, and... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND SAID UNTO HIM, THUS SAITH JEPHTHAH, ISRAEL TOOK NOT AWAY THE LAND OF MOAB, NOR THE LAND OF THE CHILDREN OF AMMON:_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_WHILE ISRAEL DWELT IN HESHBON AND HER TOWNS, AND IN AROER AND HER TOWNS, AND IN ALL THE CITIES THAT BE ALONG BY THE COASTS OF ARNON, THREE HUNDRED YEARS? WHY THEREFORE DID YE NOT RECOVER THEM WITHIN THAT TIME?_ THREE HUNDRED YEARS. This is believed to be a corrupt reading for three hundred cities;... [ Continue Reading ]
_WHEREFORE I HAVE NOT SINNED AGAINST THEE, BUT THOU DOEST ME WRONG TO WAR AGAINST ME: THE LORD THE JUDGE BE JUDGE THIS DAY BETWEEN THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL AND THE CHILDREN OF AMMON._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_HOWBEIT THE KING OF THE CHILDREN OF AMMON HEARKENED NOT UNTO THE WORDS OF JEPHTHAH WHICH HE SENT HIM._ Howbelt the kings of ... Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah. His remonstrances to the aggressor were disregarded; and war being inevitable, preparations were made for a determined res... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD CAME UPON JEPHTHAH, AND HE PASSED OVER GILEAD, AND MANASSEH, AND PASSED OVER MIZPEH OF GILEAD, AND FROM MIZPEH OF GILEAD HE PASSED OVER UNTO THE CHILDREN OF AMMON._ Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthan. The calm wisdom, sagacious fore-thought, and indomitable... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND JEPHTHAH VOWED A VOW UNTO THE LORD, AND SAID, IF THOU SHALT WITHOUT FAIL DELIVER THE CHILDREN OF AMMON INTO MINE HANDS,_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN IT SHALL BE, THAT WHATSOEVER COMETH FORTH OF THE DOORS OF MY HOUSE TO MEET ME, WHEN I RETURN IN PEACE FROM THE CHILDREN OF AMMON, SHALL SURELY BE THE LORD'S, AND I WILL OFFER IT UP FOR A BURNT OFFERING._ Whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me. This evidently points not to... [ Continue Reading ]
_SO JEPHTHAH PASSED OVER UNTO THE CHILDREN OF AMMON TO FIGHT AGAINST THEM; AND THE LORD DELIVERED THEM INTO HIS HANDS._ Passed over unto the children of Ammon ... and the Lord delivered them into his hands. He met and engaged them at Aroer, a town in the tribe of Gad, upon the Arnon. A decisive vic... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HE SMOTE THEM FROM AROER, EVEN TILL THOU COME TO MINNITH, EVEN TWENTY CITIES, AND UNTO THE PLAIN OF THE VINEYARDS, WITH A VERY GREAT SLAUGHTER. THUS THE CHILDREN OF AMMON WERE SUBDUED BEFORE THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND JEPHTHAH CAME TO MIZPEH UNTO HIS HOUSE, AND, BEHOLD, HIS DAUGHTER CAME OUT TO MEET HIM WITH TIMBRELS AND WITH DANCES: AND SHE WAS HIS ONLY CHILD; BESIDE HER HE HAD NEITHER SON NOR DAUGHTER._ Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house. The return of the victors was hailed, as usual, by the joyous a... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN HE SAW HER, THAT HE RENT HIS CLOTHES, AND SAID, ALAS, MY DAUGHTER! THOU HAST BROUGHT ME VERY LOW, AND THOU ART ONE OF THEM THAT TROUBLE ME: FOR I HAVE OPENED MY MOUTH UNTO THE LORD, AND I CANNOT GO BACK._ I have opened my mouth, х_ PAATSIYTIY_ (H6475)] - the verb used for... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND SHE SAID UNTO HIM, MY FATHER, IF THOU HAST OPENED THY MOUTH UNTO THE LORD, DO TO ME ACCORDING TO THAT WHICH HATH PROCEEDED OUT OF THY MOUTH; FORASMUCH AS THE LORD HATH TAKEN VENGEANCE FOR THEE OF THINE ENEMIES, EVEN OF THE CHILDREN OF AMMON._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND IT CAME TO PASS AT THE END OF TWO MONTHS, THAT SHE RETURNED UNTO HER FATHER, WHO DID WITH HER ACCORDING TO HIS VOW WHICH HE HAD VOWED: AND SHE KNEW NO MAN. AND IT WAS A CUSTOM IN ISRAEL,_ She returned unto her father who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed But how or SHE RETUR... [ Continue Reading ]
_THAT THE DAUGHTERS OF ISRAEL WENT YEARLY TO LAMENT THE DAUGHTER OF JEPHTHAH THE GILEADITE FOUR DAYS IN A YEAR._ That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament ... х_ LªTANOWT_ (H8567)] - to rehearse (Judges 11:11) her doings; i:e., to praise her for the religions life she led. It might be that... [ Continue Reading ]