Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Verse Takeaways
1
A Case of Mistaken Identity?
Scholars note that 'Bedan' is not a known judge. Most commentators, citing ancient translations like the Septuagint and Syriac, believe this is likely a scribal error for 'Barak,' a hero mentioned alongside Gideon and Jephthah in Hebrews 11:32. Other theories suggest it could refer to Samson. This detail shows how scholars work to understand the biblical text.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
1 Samuel
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
Commentaries
5
Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 12:11
18th Century
Theologian
Bedan - No such name occurs among the Judges who delivered Israel. Some versions and commentators read “Barak,” as the form of the letters f…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 12:11
19th Century
Bishop
And the Lord sent Jerubbaal.—Again the speaker only names a few of the God-sent deliverers, just the most prominent of their great and fam…
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Samuel 12:9–11
19th Century
Preacher
They often transgressed and were as often afflicted; but whenever they returned to the Lord with their confession of sin and again sought His mercy…
Go Ad-Free
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 12:11
17th Century
Pastor
And the Lord sent Jerubbaal
Or Gideon, as the Targum, for Jerubbaal was the name given to Gideon, when he first beca…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 12:6–15
17th Century
Minister
The work of ministers is to reason with people: not only to exhort and direct, but also to persuade, to convince their judgments, and so to gain th…