Judges 1:22 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them. ”

Judges 1:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bethel was within the borders of Benjamin, but was captured, as we here learn, by the house of Joseph, who probably retained it.
Judges 1:22 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Judges 1:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them. The house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel - That is, the tribe of Ephraim and the half tribe of Ma...
Judges 1:22 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The house of Joseph— Instead of בית beth, house, the Cambridge Manuscript reads, beni, the children, which seems to be the better reading, as the context is, and they ascended, &c. The LX...
Judges 1:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them. The house of Joseph - the tribe of Ephraim, as distinguished from Manasseh ( Judges 1:27 ).
Judges 1:22 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 some...
Judges 1:22 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The house of Joseph. — Ephraim and Manasseh. The narrative now leaves the conquest of southern for that of central Palestine (Joshua 16, 17). Beth-el. — The position of this town on the “highway...
Judges 1:22 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE WAY OF THE SWORD Judges 1:12-26 THE name Kiriath-sepher, that is Book-Town, has been supposed to point to the existence of a semi-popular literature among the pre-Judaean inhabitants of Can...
Judges 1:22 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Flagging in Their Great Task Judges 1:16-36 ; Judges 2:1-5 The conquest of Canaan was very partial. Israel dwelled among the ancient inhabitants of the land, much as the Normans did among the...
Judges 1:22 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 affa...
Judges 1:22 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The success of the house of Joseph is particularly marked in the cause of it. The Lord was with them. In the Chaldee paraphrase of this passage it is said, the word of Jehovah was with them, a well k...
Judges 1:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel ,.... Which lay upon the borders of the sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, Joshua 16:1 ; and though it seems to have been taken when Ai...
Judges 1:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD [was] with them. Ver. 22. And the Lord was with them. ] "The Lord, mighty in battle." And of some have compassion, making a...
Judges 1:22 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The house of Joseph That is, the tribe of Ephraim. Show us the entrance into the city That is, where it may be most easily entered. For they did not inquire the way to the gate, which, no doubt,...
Judges 1:22 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Judges 1:22 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Israelites Mixed with the Canaanites. B. C. 1425. 21 And the children of Benjamin...
Judges 1:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The house of Joseph, i.e. the tribe of Ephraim, as appears from their opposition to the tribe of Manasseh, Judges 1:27 .
Judges 1:22 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.' It appears that Bethel, having possibly (but not necessarily) been taken along with Ai in the days of Josh...
Judges 1:22 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 1:17 . And Judah went with Simeon.] The history is here resumed, after the digression ( Judges 1:8-16 ). Zephath or Hormah. ] The latter name, meaning “ a devoting ,” wa...
Judges 1:22 - Sermon Bible Commentary

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...
Judges 1:22 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Judges 1:22 - The Biblical Illustrator

The house of Joseph . .. went up against Bethel; and the Lord was with them. Success in carrying out God’s commands This work of the house of Joseph which they went about, namely, to take th...
Judges 1:22 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 l...
Judges 1:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Various Heathen Left in Canaan
Judges 1:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 7:29 ; 2 Kings 18:7 ; Genesis 49:24 ; Joshua 14:4 ; Joshua 16:1-4 ; Judges 1:19 ; Numbers 1:10 ; Numbers 1:32 ; Revelation 7:8
Judges 1:22 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Jude's Certain Men The Book of Jude INTRODUCTORY WORDS The statement, "Thy testimonies are wonderful" is nowhere more strikingly true than in the Book of Jude. No photographer ever made a...
Judges 1:22 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

House of Joseph — That is, the tribe of Ephraim.

Judges 1:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judges 1:22 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 1:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 1:22 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Judges 1:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 1:22 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 1:22 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 1:22 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 1:22 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 1:22 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 1:22 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 1:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 1:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 1:22 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 1:22 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 1:22 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 1:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 1:22 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 1:22 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 1:22 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Judges 1:22 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 1:22 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 1:22 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 1:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 1:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 1:22 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Judges 1:22 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes