And he had forty sons and thirty nephews (grandsons), that rode on threescore and ten ass colts, in itself a mark of princely authority; and he judged Israel eight years, keeping the people in discipline and in obedience to God.
CHAPTER 12 THE STRIFE--JEPHTHAH'S DEATH--THE OTHER JUDGES _ 1. The strife and the slaying of the Ephraimites (Judges 12:1)_ 2. Jephthah's death (Judges 12:7) 3. Ibzan, Elon and Abdon (Judges 12:8)...
THE THREE MINOR JUDGES. Ibzan's home was probably Bethlehem in Zebulun (Joshua 19:15), 7 m. from Nazareth, still called Beit-lahm. For Aijalon we should probably read Elon (so the LXX). Pirathon is pe...
NEPHEWS. grandsons....
_The three last Minor Judges_ See introduction to ch. 10...
_Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon Judged Israel Judges 12:8-15_ 8 And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel, 9 And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughter...
THE EPHRAIMITES QUARREL WITH JEPHTHAH. HIS DEATH 1-6. Jephthah and Ephraim. Once more the members of the leading tribe find themselves left out of the victory, and complain: cp. Judges 8:1; Jephthah...
LIFE WITHOUT LAW JUDGES _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 12 V1 The men from Ephraim’s *tribe called out their army. And they went over the river to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, ‘You went to fight against...
THIRTY NEPHEWS. — The Hebrew has “sons of sons” (_benî bhanîm_)_,_ and the word _nephews_ in our version always means “grandsons” (_nepoles_)_, e.g.,_ in Job 18:19; Isaiah 14:22; 1 Timothy 5:4, as in...
וַ יְהִי ־לֹ֞ו אַרְבָּעִ֣ים בָּנִ֗ים וּ שְׁלֹ
AT THE FORDS OF EPHRAIM Judges 12:1 In this second war, Jephthah showed the same conciliatory spirit as he had showed to Ammon. He parleyed sensibly and courteously before he went into the conflict....
The men of Ephraim took the same action in the case of Jephthah as they had done in the case of Gideon. After his victory they complained that they had not been called to help. It would seem as though...
Jephthah judged Israel for six years. He was followed by Ibzan, who judged for seven years and Elon, who God used over his people for ten years. Abdon is said to be a Pirathonite, which was in Ephraim...
Forty sons. At this we need not be surprised, in a country where polygamy prevailed. Priam had 50 sons, and the Turks have often as many. --- Colts. This was as great a distinction as to keep one's co...
I include the whole of these verses, and of the reign of three judges, comprising a period of twenty-five years, within the compass of one view, not only for the sake of brevity, but because the Holy...
My object being no more than a sketch, as most of you know, I desire to say but a few words on such of the Chapter s as bear a similar character to that which has been already pointed out in the early...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 9, 10, 11, AND 12. After Gideon's death we see the results of this distance from God in the internal struggles which took place between the children of Israel...
AND HE HAD FORTY SONS, AND THIRTY NEPHEWS,.... Or sons' sons, that is, grandsons; so that he lived not only to see his sons married, but his grandchildren grown up to men's estate; since it follows,...
And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years. Ver. 14. _And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode._] _Equestris ordi...
1 The Ephraimites quarrelling with Iephthah, and discerned by Shibboleth, are slaine by the Gileadites. 7 Iephthah dieth. 8 Ibzan, who had thirtie sonnes and thirtie daughters, 11 and Elon, 13 and...
AN UNNECESSARY CONFRONTATION (vv. 1-7) The men of Ephraim assumed the same proud attitude toward Jephthah as they had before done toward Gideon (tie.8:1-2).When Jephthah had gained the victory over...
NEPHEWS: _ Heb._ sons sons...
8-15 We have here a short account of three more of the judges of Israel. The happiest life of individuals, and the happiest state of society, is that which affords the fewest remarkable events. To li...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Judges 12:14 forty H705 sons H1121 thirty H7970 grandsons H1121 H1121 rode H7392 (H8802) seventy H7657 donkey
Judges 12:14 a ‘And he had forty sons, and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy ass colts.' He had an abundant family, described in this way to bring to the number seventy, divine perfection intensi...
CONTENTS: Second jealousy of Ephriam. CHARACTERS: God, Jeptha, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon. CONCLUSION: Proud men think all the honors wasted that they themselves did not win. Envy brings serious contentions...
Judges 12:3. _I put my life in my hands;_ a Hebraism of forcible import. David twice uses the same phrase. Now, to take the life of a man who had thus devoted himself, and whom God had honoured, was t...
_Abdon _. .. _ had forty sons and thirty nephews._ THE TIME OF PEACE For our instruction this we may learn, that in the time of peace, when there is freedom from war and persecution in a land, there...
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 12:13__ ABDON, the eleventh judge, was wealthy and had many children. ⇐...
_THE ARROGANT EPHRAIMITES AND JEPHTHAH—THE JUDGES WITHOUT FAME_ (Judges 12:1.) CRITICAL NOTES.— JUDGES 12:1. GATHERED THEMSELVES TOGETHER.] Not in a disorderly or tumultuous manner as some would take...
EXPOSITION JUDGES 12:8 IBZAN OF BETHLEHEM. It is uncertain whether Bethlehem of Judah is meant, or Bethlehem in the tribe of Zebu-lun, mentioned in Joshua 19:15. Josephus says that Ibzan was of the t...
Now, remember the men of Ephraim when Gideon came back having, you know, gotten the victory and they said, "Why didn't you call us?" Well here they are again, chapter twelve. AND the men of Ephraim ga...
Judges 10:4; Judges 5:10...