Judges 3:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan; ”

Judges 3:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Even as many of Israel ... - These words show that the writer has especially in view the generation which came to man’s estate immediately after the close of the wars with the Canaanites Joshua...
Judges 3:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Now these [are] the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, [even] as many [of Israel] as had not known all the (a) wars of Canaan; (a) Which were achieved by the hand of God, and not...
Judges 3:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 2:6 to Judges 3:6 . The Deuteronomist's Introduction to the Book of Judges proper ( Judges 3:5 to Judges 16:31 ). In the view of this interpreter of sacred history, the whole era of the...
Judges 3:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
Judges 3:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan; Now these are the nations - The nations left to prove the...
Judges 3:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

An account of the nations which were left to prove Israel; by communion with whom they commit idolatry, and are punished. Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar, are raised up to deliver them. Before Chri...
Judges 3:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan; These are the nations which the Lord left, to prove Isr...
Judges 3:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Wars of Canaan ] i.e. those waged by Joshua, after whose death ( Judges 2:21 ) the career of victory was made to cease by Jehovah.
Judges 3:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

To prove Israel. — The verb here used is the same as in Judges 2:22 and Judges 3:4 , but, as R. Tanchum observes, it is used in a slightly different sense, meaning “to train them.” Symmachus ren...
Judges 3:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE ARM OF ARAM AND OF OTHNIEL Judges 3:1-11 WE come now to a statement of no small importance, which may be the cause of some perplexity. It is emphatically affirmed that God fulfilled His des...
Judges 3:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Delivered from Mesopotamian Oppression Judges 3:1-14 Our sins and failures will sometimes be so overruled as to promote the growth of our souls in the true knowledge of ourselves and of God. It...
Judges 3:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

God left certain nations, a company of stem, implacable enemies, in order to prove Israel. The overruling of God is set forth remarkably in this declaration. The people who had refused to cast out th...
Judges 3:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS The subject which opened in the preceding Chapter, of the backsliding of Israel; from the Lord, is prosecuted in this. Here are inserted the names of Israel ' s enemies, which acted as inst...
Judges 3:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Now these [are] the nations which the Lord left to prove Israel by them ,.... Which are later mentioned, Judges 3:3 ; [even] as many [of Israel] as had not known all the wars of Canaan ; those th...
Judges 3:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Now these [are] the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, [even] as many [of Israel] as had not known all the wars of Canaan; Ver. 1. Which the Lord left, to prove. ] God proveth u...
Judges 3:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Now these are the nations , &c. The sacred historian having declared, in general, that God did not judge it proper to drive out all the Canaanites, because he intended to try the fidelity and ze...
Judges 3:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE NATIONS LEFT TO TEST ISRAEL (vv. 1-6) The younger Israelites had not learned war, and were faced now with learning it by means of the nations left in the land, for God is not going to exempt...
Judges 3:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Idolatry of the Israelites. B. C. 1406. 1 Now these are the nations which the L OR...
Judges 3:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

JUDGES CHAPTER 3 The nations left to prove Israel mentioned, Judges 3:1-4 . The Israelites marrying their daughters, and serving their gods, they are delivered up to the king of Mesopotamia; are...
Judges 3:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Chapter 3. Deliverers. This chapter gives an account of the nations who remained in Canaan to prove Israel's faithfulness, and who became a snare to them. It describes the servitude of Israel unde...
Judges 3:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

GOD’S MEANS OF TESTING CHARACTER AND CHASTISING FOR SIN.— Judges 3:1-4 CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 3:1 . Which the Lord left.] Allowed to remain, i.e., spared from doom ; not— did not mark out...
Judges 3:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 3:7 . The children of Israel served Baalim and the groves. So is the French. אשׁרות asheroth; rendered by the Chaldaic and the Latin versions, lucis, light. The sense seems to be a revo...
Judges 3:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

The nations which the Lord left, to prove Israel by them. The trial and chastisement of an unfaithful people I. It was God’s own thought to put them to the proof. 1. Far otherwise were the t...
Judges 3:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 3:1 Now these are the nations , etc. We are now told in detail what was stated in general in Judges 2:22 , Judges 2:23 , after the common method of Hebrew narrative. T...
Judges 3:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Now these are the nations which the Lord left to prove Israel by them, to test their faithfulness to Him, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan, the younger generation whic...
Judges 3:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:7 ; 1 Peter 4:12 ; 2 Chronicles 32:31 ; Deuteronomy 7:22 ; Deuteronomy 8:16 ; Deuteronomy 8:2 ; Jeremiah 17:10 ; Jeremiah 17:9 ; Jeremiah 6:27 ; Job 23:10 ; John 2:24 ; Judges 2...
Judges 3:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Had not known — That is, such as had no experience of those wars, nor of God's extraordinary power and providence manifested in them.

Judges 3:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judges 3:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Judges 3:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 3:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Judges 3:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 3:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Judges 3:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 3:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 3:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 3:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 3:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 3:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 3:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 3:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 3:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 3:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 3:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 3:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 3:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 3:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 3:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 3:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 3:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 3:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 3:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 3:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 3:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes