Judges 9:31 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily,j saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee. ”

Judges 9:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Privily - See the margin. The word is probably the name of a place in “Tormah”, some think the same as “Arumah” Judges 9:41 . Zebul was faithful to Abimelech, but dissembled his sentiments, from...
Judges 9:31 - 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 9:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

privily . deceitfully or craftily. Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos.
Judges 9:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee. They fortify the city against...
Judges 9:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Judges 9:31 - 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 9:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Privily. — The Hebrew is betormah, which may mean “to Tormah,” or Arumah, where Abimelech was living ( Judges 9:41 ). The word occurs nowhere else, and the versions differ (LXX., in secret; Cod...
Judges 9:31 - 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 9:31 - 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 9:31 - 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 9:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily ,.... In a secret manner, unknown to Gaal and the men of Shechem; or "craftily", as Jarchi and Kimchi interpret it, still dissembling, notwithstanding h...
Judges 9:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee. Ver. 31. Behold, Gaal … and...
Judges 9:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Gaal's Insurrection; Gaal's Defeat. B. C. 1206. 22 When Abimelech had reigned three ye...
Judges 9:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Privily, so as Gaal and his confederates might not know it. Or, in Tormah ; or, who was in Tormah ; for some make it the name of the place where Abimelech was, which is called with some variation...
Judges 9:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And he sent messengers to Abimelech secretly, saying, “Gaal the son of Ebal, and his brothers have come to Shechem, and behold they are constraining the city against you.” ' Gaal and his brothe...
Judges 9:31 - 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 9:31 - 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 9:31 - 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 9:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Defeat of Gaal
Judges 9:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 9:31

Judges 9:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judges 9:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 9:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Judges 9:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 9:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 9:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 9:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 9:31 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 9:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 9:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 9:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 9:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 9:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 9:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 9:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 9:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 9:31 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 9:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 9:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 9:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge