Judges 9:29 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out. ”

Judges 9:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Seditious and lawless acts Judges 9:25-26 now broke out into open rebellion. It was at an idolatrous feast in the house of Baal-berith, on occasion of the vintage, and when they were excited with...
Judges 9:29 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to (k) Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out. (k) Braggingly, as though he had been present, or to...
Judges 9:29 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Sedition of the Shechemites. The statement that Abimelech was prince over Israel is an exaggeration, and the chronological note is probably by R. Judges 9:23 . The Shechemites soon tired of...
Judges 9:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

would to God . would that. Figure of speech Ecphonesis. App-6. And he said. The Septuagint reads "and say".
Judges 9:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out. Would to God this people were under my hand - The very wor...
Judges 9:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out. Would to God this people were under my hand! He se...
Judges 9:29 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Story of Abimelech This chapter breaks the regular order of the book, since Abimelech is not thought of as a judge, and the Canaanites are not here regarded as oppressors. The story, however,...
Judges 9:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Would to God this people were under my hand! — Comp. 2 Samuel 15:4 . And he said to Abimelech. — The “he said” may be the impersonal idiom (comp. Joshua 7:26 , &c.), meaning “it was told”...
Judges 9:29 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Kindling Fire Judges 9:22-40 Although this is a sordid story, it is set out at length to teach us that God's judgments upon sin are not reserved for some future date, but are continually...
Judges 9:29 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The closing statement of the previous chapter constitutes the introduction to this. The words, "As soon as Gideon was dead" and the declaration that then the people returned to evil courses reveal, f...
Judges 9:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

One general observation runs through the whole of this history, and meets the Reader in every part of it: namely, that God's judgments, sooner or later, overtake the sinner. The Shechemites are first...
Judges 9:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And would to God this people were under my hand ,.... Or government, that I were but the ruler of their city, and general of their forces: then would I remove Abimelech ; from his kingly office, a...
Judges 9:29 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out. Ver. 29. And would to God this people, &c. ] This i...
Judges 9:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Under my hand That is, under my command; I wish you would unanimously submit to me, as your captain and governor; for he found them divided; and some of them inclining toward Abimelech, whom they h...
Judges 9:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Gaal's Insurrection; Gaal's Defeat. B. C. 1206. 22 When Abimelech had reigned three ye...
Judges 9:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Under my hand, i.e. under my command; I wish you would unanimously submit to me, as your captain and governor; for he found them divided, and some of them hearkening after Abimelech, whom they had...
Judges 9:29 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 9:29 a “And would to God this people were under my hand. Then would I remove Abimelech.” Now Gaal made his appeal to the chief men of Shechem, whether as a Habiru leader or as a descenda...
Judges 9:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CHAPTER 9 ABIMELECH’S TRAGIC BUT BRIEF HISTORY ( Judges 9:22-57 .) CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 9:22 . Had reigned ] ruled by force rather than by natural right , implying a hard, as opposed to...
Judges 9:29 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 9:4 . Baal-berith. Berith signifies a covenant, which those bad people had made with Baal. The Greeks had their ζευς ορκιος, their Jupiter, or their Baal, to which they made vows. Judges...
Judges 9:29 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 9:22 Had reigned . The Hebrew word here used is quite a different one from that in Judges 9:8 , Judges 9:10 , Judges 9:12 , Judges 9:14 , and elsewhere, where the rei...
Judges 9:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Defeat of Gaal
Judges 9:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 20:11 ; 2 Kings 14:8 ; 2 Kings 18:23 ; 2 Samuel 15:4 ; 2 Samuel 2:14-17 ; Isaiah 36:8 ; Isaiah 36:9 ; Psalms 10:3 ; Romans 1:30 ; Romans 1:31
Judges 9:29 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

My hand — That is, under my command; I wish you would unanimously submit to me, as your captain and governor; for he found them divided; and some of them hearkening after Abimelech, whom they had l...

Judges 9:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judges 9:29 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Judges 9:29 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 9:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Judges 9:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 9:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 9:29 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 9:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 9:29 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 9:29 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 9:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 9:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 9:29 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 9:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 9:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 9:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 9:29 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 9:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 9:29 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 9:29 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 9:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 9:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 9:29 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes