Judges 12:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. ”

• Judges 12:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  A Zebulonite - The tribe of Zebulon had shown its bravery, patriotism, and prowess in the time of Barak Judges 4:10 ; Judges 5:18 .

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• Judges 12:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• Judges 12:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

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• Judges 12:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. After him Elon, a Zebulonite, х ha-Zªbuwloniy ( H2075 ), the Zebulonite; Septuagint, Ailoom ho Zabouloonit...

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• Judges 12:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  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 ; Jeph...

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• Judges 12:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Elon. — The name means “a terebinth.” Orientals to this day are often named from trees. (One of the author’s muleteers in Palestine was named Ab Zeitûn, “father of olives.”)

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• Judges 12:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  at the Fords of Ephraim Judges 12:1-15 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 c...

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• Judges 12:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  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 thoug...

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• Judges 12:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  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...

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• Judges 12:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And after him Elon a Zebulonite judged Israel ,.... One of the tribe of Zebulun: and he judged Israel ten years ; administered justice to them, preserved them in the true religion, and from idolat...

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• Judges 12:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. Ver. 11. Judged Israel ten years. ] Maintaining the purity of God's true worship, and administering justice to the...

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• Judges 12:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  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 o...

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• Judges 12:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Jephthah's Successors. B. C. 1112.       8 And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.  ...

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• Judges 12:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  This is added to distinguish it from other Aijalons, of which see Judges 1:35 1 Chronicles 6:69 , 1 Chronicles 8:13 .

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• Judges 12:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘ And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years.' These judges remind us that judges were needed in times of peace as well as in war. They are mentioned to make...

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• Judges 12:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  THE ARROGANT EPHRAIMITES AND JEPHTHAH—THE JUDGES WITHOUT FAME ( Judges 12:1-15 .) CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 12:1 . Gathered themselves together. ] Not in a disorderly or tumultuous manner as some...

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• Judges 12:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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, wa...

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• Judges 12:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  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 Ibza...

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• Judges 12:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Judgeships of Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon

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• Judges 12:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Judges 12:11

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