Judges 6:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Delivered them unto the hand of Midian - The Midianites were among the most ancient and inveterate of the enemies of Israel. They joined with the Moabites to seduce them to idolatry, and were nearly extirpated by them; Numbers 31:1-12. The Midianites dwelt on the eastern borders of the Dead Sea, and their capital was Arnon.