It happened, when he had come, that he blew a trumpet in the hill-country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill-country, and he before them.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He blew a trumpet. —The word for “trumpet” is shophar. The Septuagint has he trumpeted with a horn (Esalpisen en ker…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And it came to pass, when he was come ,
That is, to Seirath, (Judges 3:26) , in the tribe of Ephraim:

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

When Israel sins again, God raises up a new oppressor. The Israelites did evil, and the Moabites did worse; yet because God punishes the sins of Hi…

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