And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
Ver. 7. And Noah went in, and his sons, &c.] Not till he was compelled by the coming in of the flood, say the Jews: of no good will, but because there was no other remedy. Thus they belie the good old preacher. Let no man think much to be misjudged. Novit sapiens ad hoc scamma se productum, ut depuguet cure iis, qui maledictis aluntur, ut venenis capreae. a
And his wife, and his sons' wives.] Here some have noted, that when they entered into the ark, the Holy Ghost puts the men by themselves, and the women by themselves; as, when they went out, God joined them together; to teach us, say they, that in a common calamity "those that have wives, must be as they that have none". 1Co 7:5 ; 1Co 7:29
a Jo. Wolverinus in Polymath.