And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
Ver. 1. And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord.] To whom any sin is an eyesore, but especially apostasy and idolatry, the sins of those Israelites, who were therefore worse than others, because they ought to have been better.
Into the hand of the Philistines forty years.] During the days of Samson and Eli. Peace they had enjoyed likely, under the three forementioned Judges, Judges 12:7,9 ; Jdg 12:13-14 and were the worse for it.
“ Luxuriant animi rebus plerunque secundis. ”