He struck his adversaries backward. He put them to a perpetual reproach.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And he smote his enemies in the hinder part - From behind; that is, as they fled. There are two ideas here: one, that they fled at …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He smote. —Possibly an allusion to 1 Samuel 5:9, or to the repeated defeats of the Philistines under Saul and David.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

You see that we are getting into clear water now; it was all broken water, storm and hurricane, while we heard of what Israel did; but when we come…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts
Not the Israelites, as Kimchi interprets it, but the Philistines, who i…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

After the Israelites were settled in Canaan, their children were like their fathers. God gave them his testimonies, but they turned back. Presumptu…

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