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Verse Judges 1:31. _NEITHER DID ASHER_] See on Joshua 19:24-6.
_ACCHO_] Supposed to be the city of _Ptolemais_, near to Mount Carmel....
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Compare the marginal reference. Accho, afterward called Ptolemais, now
Akka or St. Jean d’Acre, is named here for the first time....
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. THE INTRODUCTION: ISRAEL'S FAILURE AND THE RESULTS
1. Israel's Failure in mingling with the Canaanites
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The question and the answer (Judges 1:1)_
2. Adon...
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PARTIAL SUCCESSES. Several of the tribes failed to win the prizes they
coveted. Much of the allotted territory remained in the hands of the
Canaanites.
Judges 1:27. Beth-shan is now Beisâ n. Situated...
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JUDGES 1:1 TO JUDGES 2:5. THE CONQUESTS AND SETTLEMENTS OF THE
ISRAELITES IN WESTERN PALESTINE. From this introduction, which is one
of the most valuable parts of early Hebrew history, we learn that t...
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_Asher_ dwelt in a productive strip of country (Genesis 49:20),
extending northwards from Carmel along the sea-coast (Judges 5:17) to
Phoenicia; P indicates the boundaries in Joshua 19:24-31, but not...
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_The Northern tribes settle among the Canaanites_
We may conclude from this narrative that the northern tribes entered
the country after Judah and Ephraim (so Joshua 18:2-10 JE), and
independently of...
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_The ill-success of the different tribes: they settle among the older
population_
From this point the form of the narrative changes. Hitherto successes
as well as failures have been recorded, with an...
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_Conquest of Other Tribes Judges 1:22-36_
22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the
Lord was with them.
23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el (Now the name of...
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_NEITHER DID ASHER DRIVE OUT THE INHABITANTS OF ACCHO, NOR THE
INHABITANTS OF ZIDON, NOR OF AHLAB, NOR OF ACHZIB, NOR OF HELBAH, NOR
OF APHIK, NOR OF REHOB:_
Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitan...
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INTRODUCTORY (JUDGES 1:1 TO JUDGES 3:4)
Division 1, Judges 1:1 to Judges 2:5.
This section of the book contains a brief recapitulation of the early
conquest of Pa
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ACCHO (Akka), ZIDON (Saida), and ACHZIB (Ez-Zib, N. of Akka) are all
on the coast: the other towns are unknown....
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LIFE WITHOUT LAW
JUDGES
_PHILIP SMITH_
ABOUT THIS BOOK
BELIEFS
The book called Judges was in the *Hebrew *Scriptures. It was in the
section called Former (earlier) *Prophets. In Deuteronomy Chap...
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NEITHER DID ASHER. — See Joshua 19:24.
ACCHO. — The seaport so famous under the names of Ptolemais (Acts
21:7; 1Ma. 5:15; 1Ma. 10:1), Acre, and St. Jean d’Acre (now Acca).
Josephus called it Ako (_An...
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אָשֵׁ֗ר לֹ֤א הֹורִישׁ֙ אֶת ־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
עַכֹּ֔ו...
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FLAGGING IN THEIR GREAT TASK
Judges 1:16; Judges 2:1
The conquest of Canaan was very partial. Israel dwelled among the
ancient inhabitants of the land, much as the Normans did among the
Anglo-Saxons,...
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The Book of Judges covers historically a period from the death of
Joshua to the judgeship of Samuel and the introduction of the
monarchy.
It opens with a description of the general condition of affair...
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God selected Judah to lead the rest of the tribes into battle. Judah
asked Simeon to go with him and promised to help him conquer his lot
if he would help conquer that of Judah. They killed 10,000 Can...
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Accho. Hebrew haco. The Greeks not knowing the derivation of this
word, supposed that the city was so called from ake, "a remedy," as
they pretend that Hercules was cured in this place. It was also ca...
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I include all these verses within one view, because one general
observation suits the whole. We see in them the sad picture of
Israel's want of faith, and consequently want of courage. Had those
tribe...
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The book of Joshua has shown the power of Jehovah in the conquests of
His people, and this too distinguished from the measure of their
practical taking possession of what was conquered. For as these a...
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Thus, in the beginning of the book, we see evil and failure, and also
simple and blessed deliverances. But alas! the picture darkens more
and more. There are grievous features even in the conduct of t...
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NEITHER DID ASHER DRIVE OUT THE INHABITANTS OF ACCHO,.... The same
with Ptolemais, Acts 21:7; so called from the first Ptolemy king of
Egypt, who enlarged it; but it has since recovered its ancient na...
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[IOSHUAS EXHORTATION, HIS AGE, AND DEATH.]
1 The actes of Iudah and Simeon.
4 Adonibezek iustly requited.
8 Hierusalem taken.
10 Hebron taken.
11 Othniel hath Achsah to wife for taking of Debir....
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Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, on the coast of
the Mediterranean, north of Carmel, NOR THE INHABITANTS OF ZIDON, the
ancient capital of Philistia, NOR OF AHLAB, NOR OF ACHZIB, N...
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VARIOUS HEATHEN LEFT IN CANAAN...
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INITIAL VICTORIES, YET IMPAIRED
(vv. 1-26)
Joshua having died, Israel does not subside into indifference, but
realizes that there is territory that should be possessed. They
therefore appeal to the...
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21-36 The people of Israel were very careless of their duty and
interest. Owing to slothfulness and cowardice, they would not be at
the pains to complete their conquests. It was also owing to their
c...
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Judges 1:31 Asher H836 out H3423 (H8689) inhabitants H3427 (H8802)
Acco H5910 inhabitants H3427 (H8802) Sidon...
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‘ Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the
inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor
of Aphik, nor of Rehob.'
These cities were mainly in the plain of Acco....
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Judges 1 AND JUDGES 2
The character of Joshua is, like that of many soldiers, simple and
easily understood. He was strong and of a good courage, a man, fit not
only for battle, but for tedious campaig...
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CONTENTS: The incomplete victories of Judah, Benjamin and Manasseh.
CHARACTERS: God, Judah, Simeon, Adoni-bezek, Caleb, Achsah, Othniel.
CONCLUSION: God appoints service according to the strength He...
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Judges 1:1. _After the death of Joshua,_ whose death was to the Jews
the commencement of new troubles; they asked counsel of the Lord, as
directed, Numbers 27:21, by Phinehas the priest.
Judges 1:3. J...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 1:22 After an initial success at Bethel (vv.
Judges 1:22), six tribes failed to drive out the Canaanites from their
territories (vv....
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Judges 1:17. And Judah went with Simeon.]
The history is here resumed, after the digression (Judges 1:8).
ZEPHATH OR HORMAH.] The latter name, meaning “_a devoting_,” was
evidently g...
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EXPOSITION
JUDGES 1:21
This verse is identical with Joshua 15:63, except that there we read
"the children of Judah" instead of "the children of Benjamin," as in
this verse. The boundary line between...
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Through Moses, the children of Israel were let out of Egypt and God
began to form a national kind of identity and began to forge the
beginnings of a nation. At the death of Moses, Joshua, who was the...
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Joshua 19:24...