Judges 12:5 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NKJV

The Gileadites seized the fords of the Jordan before the Ephraimites arrived. And when any Ephraimite who escaped said, “Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead would say to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No,”

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Took the passages of Jordan. —Only through these fords could the Ephraimites escape to their own tribe. ([Reference Judge…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites Being either swifter of f…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The Ephraimites had the same quarrel with Jephthah as with Gideon. Pride was at the bottom of the quarrel; only by that comes contention. It is wro…