Judges 11:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

Judges 11:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jephthah uttered all his words before the Lord in Mizpeh - This phrase designates the presence of the tabernacle, or the ark, or of the high priest with Urim and Thummim Judges 20:26 ; Judges 2...
Judges 11:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jephthah's Youth. Jephthah (God opens the womb) is the Othello of Israelitish history, a splendid barbarian, little blessed with the soft phrase of peace, familiar with moving accidents by flood...
Judges 11:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

with. Some codices, with three early printed editions, read "unto". before the LORD . in the presence of Jehovah. in Mizpeh. Compare Judges 10:17 .
Judges 11:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Jepthah went with the elders - The elde...
Judges 11:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jephthah uttered all his words before the Lord— It is evident from these words, that Jephthah was a man of true religion, and had a serious regard for God; since, though the people had done all tha...
Judges 11:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
Judges 11:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jephthah's Victory over the Ammonites. His Rash Vow 1-11. The Choice of Jephthah.
Judges 11:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The people made him head and captain. — The people ratified the promise of the elders, and solemnly inaugurated him as both the civil and military leader of the Trans-jordanic tribes. Uttered all...
Judges 11:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

GILEAD AND ITS CHIEF Judges 10:1-18 ; Judges 11:1-11 THE scene of the history shifts now to the east of Jordan, and we learn first of the influence which the region called Gilead was coming to...
Judges 11:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Turning to a Rejected Leader Judges 10:17-18 ; Judges 11:1-11 The life of Jephthah is a great consolation to those whose birth has been irregular. The sin of his parents was not allowed perman...
Judges 11:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

At last deliverance came through Jephthah, whose history is full of interest. He was the son of a harlot and had been thrust out from his inheritance by the legitimate sons of his father. Evidently t...
Judges 11:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is said of the adored Redeemer, that Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest, but was called of God, as was Aaron. Hebrews 5:4-5 . It is beautiful, and even glorious in the contemp...
Judges 11:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then Jephthah went with the elders of Israel ,.... From the land of Tob into the land of Gilead, his native country: and the people made him head and captain over them ; ratified and confirmed wha...
Judges 11:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 11. Then Jephthah went. ] He no...
Judges 11:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Lord be witness The Lord be a hearer; so the Hebrew word is. Whatever we speak, it concerns us to remember that God is a hearer! The people made him head , &c. They confirmed in full assem...
Judges 11:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

JEPHTHAH; AN UNUSUAL LEADER (vv. 1-11) There was one man whose capacities for leadership stood out above others in Israel, Jephthah a Gileadite, but he was not popular, being the son of a prosti...
Judges 11:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

4 And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel. 5 And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead...
Judges 11:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jephthah uttered all his words, objectively so called; i.e. all that was spoken, not only by him, but also by the elders of Gilead concerning him, and concerning this whole transaction, and the con...
Judges 11:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ Then Jephthah went with the elders of Israel, and the people made him head and commander-in-chief over them, and Jephthah spoke all his words before Yahweh in Mizpah.' Satisfied with their oath...
Judges 11:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CHOICE OF A LEADER; AND SLAUGHTER OF THE ENEMY Judges 11:1-33 . CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 11:1 . The Gileadite .] Many regard this as not a definite patronymic, but indicating that he belonged t...
Judges 11:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 11:1 . Jephthah son of a harlot. The Hebrew is the same as in Joshua 2:1 . The rabbins mostly read here, as Joshua 2 ., son of a hostess. Judges 11:3 . Vain men, rogues and rakes. The...
Judges 11:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jephthah the Gileadite. Jephthah It is common to regard Jephthah as one of the wildest characters of the Bible--a rough and heedless man; alike rash in vowing and heartless in fulfilling; one w...
Judges 11:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 11:1-7 The narrative here goes back probably some years, to explain the antecedents of Jephthah, who was about to play so prominent a part in the ensuing history. Jephthah...
Judges 11:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jephthah Chosen as Leader Against Ammon
Judges 11:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 3:7-9 ; 1 Samuel 10:17 ; 1 Samuel 11:15 ; 1 Samuel 23:9-12 ; 2 Corinthians 3:5 ; James 1:17 ; James 1:5 ; Joshua 15:38 ; Judges 10:17 ; Judges 11:8 ; Judges 20:1
Judges 11:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

All his words — Or, all his matters, the whole business. Before the Lord — That is, before the public congregation, wherewith God was usually, and then especially present.

Judges 11:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judges 11:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 11:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Judges 11:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 11:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Judges 11:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 11:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 11:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 11:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 11:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 11:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 11:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 11:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 11:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 11:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 11:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 11:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 11:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 11:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 11:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 11:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 11:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 11:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 11:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 11:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 11:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes