Judges 9:35 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait. ”

Judges 9:35 - 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 9:35 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait. Stood in the entering of the gate...
Judges 9:35 - 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 9:35 - 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 9:35 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Stood in the entering of the gate of the city. — This was the ordinary station of kings, judges, &c.; but Gaal only seems to have gone there in order to keep a look-out ( Joshua 20:4 ).
Judges 9:35 - 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 9:35 - 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 9:35 - 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 9:35 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Gaul the son or Ebed went out ,.... He rose up early that morning, being a man of vigilance and activity, and perhaps had some intelligence of the preparations of Abimelech, his design against t...
Judges 9:35 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that [were] with him, from lying in wait. Ver. 35. And stood in the ente...
Judges 9:35 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Gaal went out and stood To put his army in order, and to conduct them against Abimelech, whom he supposed to be at a great distance. He said to Zebul Who concealed the anger which he had conceive...
Judges 9:35 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Gaal's Insurrection; Gaal's Defeat. B. C. 1206. 22 When Abimelech had reigned three ye...
Judges 9:35 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Stood in the entering of the gate of the city, to put his army in order, and to conduct them against Abimelech, whom he supposed to be at a great distance.
Judges 9:35 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And Gaal, the son of Ebed, went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city, and Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him from the ambush.' When the gates of the city were...
Judges 9:35 - 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 9:35 - 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 9:35 - 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 9:35 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Defeat of Gaal
Judges 9:35 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 9:44
Judges 9:35 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And stood — To put his army in order, and to conduct them against Abimelech, whom he supposed to be at a great distance.

Judges 9:35 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 9:35 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 9:35 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 9:35 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 9:35 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 9:35 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 9:35 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 9:35 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 9:35 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 9:35 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 9:35 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 9:35 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 9:35 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 9:35 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 9:35 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 9:35 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 9:35 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 9:35 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 9:35 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 9:35 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes