And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
Ver. 1. And the children of Israel did evil.] This was the bad fruit of their forty years' peace. "Ease slayeth the foolish." Proverbs 1:32 , marg. See Trapp on " Jdg 4:1 "
Into the hand of Midian.] Who once outwitted them and vexed them with their wiles, Num 25:17 now with their inroads: ever full of malignity against the Israelites, though they were of the posterity of Abraham by Keturah, and had been better taught by Jethro, a priest and prince of God amongst them.