Judges 12:3 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | RSV

And when I saw that you would not deliver me, I took my life in my hand, and crossed over against the Ammonites, and the LORD gave them into my hand; why then have you come up to me this day, to fight against me?"

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

I put my life in my hands - Compare 1 Samuel 19:5; 1 Samuel 28:21. The phrase expresses the utmost possible risk, kn…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

I put my life in my hands. —Rather, in the hollow of my hand (caph). (For this phrase, see Psalm 119:109; [Reference Job…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And when I saw that you delivered me not
Gave him no assistance against their common enemy, did not attempt to save …

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…

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