Judges 9:39

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Gaal (m) went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. (m) As their captain.
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...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
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.
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...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Before the men of Shechem. — Not merely “in the presence of the Shechemites,” as some of the versions understand it, but as leader of the “lords” o...
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 r...
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...
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 lat...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem ,.... At the head of them, to meet Abimelech, having gathered together as many, and put them in as good...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. Ver. 39. And Gaal went out. ] Zebul's taunts had made him ashamed to retir...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then said Zebul, Where is now thy mouth , &c. Now show thyself a man, and fight valiantly for thyself and the people. And he fled Being surpri...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Gaal's Insurrection; Gaal's Defeat. B. C. 1206....
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.' Possibly stirred by the taunts of Zebul, instead of shutting the gates...
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 b...
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,...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Defeat of Gaal
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And Gaal, goaded on by this biting remark of Zebul, went out before the men of Shechem, in the presence of the heathen nobility of the city, and f...

³⁹ And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

Related Commentaries of Judges 9:39

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 9:39