Judges 5:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Praise ye the Lord; give him the praise who hath done the work. For the avenging of Israel; or, for taking vengeance, to wit, upon his and their enemies, by Israel, or for Israel, for Israel's benefit, or for the injuries and violences offered by them to Israel. The people; chiefly Zebulun and Naphtali, below, Judges 5:18, Judges 4:6, and others hereafter mentioned. Willingly offered themselves, when neither Deborah nor Barak had any power to compel them.

Judges 5:2

2 Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.