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Verse Judges 1:35. _THE AMORITES WOULD DWELL IN MOUNT HERES_] They
perhaps _agreed_ to dwell in the mountainous country, being unable to
maintain themselves on the plain, and yet were so powerful that...
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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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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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HAND. Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6, by which the hand
is put for the power exerted by it,...
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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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_BUT THE AMORITES WOULD DWELL IN MOUNT HERES IN AIJALON, AND IN
SHAALBIM: YET THE HAND OF THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH PREVAILED, SO THAT THEY
BECAME TRIBUTARIES._
The hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, s...
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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 Palestine, told from a somewhat differe...
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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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MOUNT HERES. — (See Judges 1:33.) Cheres is used for the sun in Job
9:7. The Vatican Codex of the LXX. has the strange rendering, “in
the mountains of potsherds” (comp. the Monte Testacclo at Rome), a...
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וַ יֹּ֤ואֶל הָֽ אֱמֹרִי֙ לָ שֶׁ֣בֶת
בְּ הַר־חֶ֔רֶס בְּ אַיָּלֹ֖ון וּ בְ
שַֽׁעַלְבִ֑ים וַ...
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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 affai...
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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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But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in
Shaalbim: yet the (o) hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that
they became tributaries.
(o) Meaning, when he was stronger than the...
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_He dwelt. That is, the Amorrhite. (Challoner) --- Hebrew, "But the
Amorrhites would dwell in Mount Hares, in Aialon, and in Salebim."
Some copies of the Septuagint seem to give the meaning of these p...
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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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BUT THE AMORITES WOULD DWELL IN MOUNT HERES IN AIJALON, AND IN
SHAALBIM,.... And they would not suffer the Danites to dwell in the
valley, a fruitful and delightful part of their country, terrifying
t...
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_They would not suffer them to come down into the valley _
That is, into the plain country; which was the occasion of that
expedition for the obtaining of territory elsewhere, of which we read
Joshua...
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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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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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PREVAILED:
_ Heb._ was heavy...
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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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OF THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH, i.e. of the Ephraimites, who helped their
brethren the Danites against the Amorites, and that with good success....
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Judges 1:35 Amorites H567 determined H2974 (H8686) dwell H3427 (H8800)
Mount H2022 Heres H2776 Aijalon H357 Shaalbim H8169 strength H3027
house H1004 Joseph H3130 greater H3513 (H8799) tribute H4522...
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‘ But the Amorites would dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in
Shaalbim, yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they
became tributary.'
These Amorites occupied extensive lands (but...
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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 campai...
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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....
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_The Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain._
A NEGLECT OF DUTY INJURIOUS TO OTHERS
So that we see that the negligence of the other tribes in suffering
the forbidden nations to remain...
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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. Judges 1:27). This area included almost the e...
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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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1 Kings 4:9; Joshua 10:12; Joshua 19:42; Judges 12:12...
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House of Joseph — That is, of the Ephraimites, who helped their
brethren the Danites against the Amorites....