Judges 1:7
their thumbs. Heb. the thumbs of their hands and of theirfeet. This was not an unusual act of cruelty in ancient times towards enemies.--Ælian informs us, that in after ages "the Athenians, at the instigation of Cleon, son of Cleoenetus, made a decree that all the inhabitants of the island of Ægina should have the thumb cut off from the right hand, so that they might ever after be disabled from holding a spear, yet might handle an oar." It was a custom among those Romans who did not like a military life, to cut off their thumbs, that they might be incapable of serving in the army; and for the same reason, parents sometimes cut off the thumbs of their children. gathered. or, gleaned. as I have.Ex 21:23-25; Le 24:19-21; 1Sa 15:33; Isa 33:1; Mt 7:1,2Lu 6:37,38; Ro 2:15; Jas 2:13; Re 13:10; 16:62 Samuel 12:11
I will raise.13:1-14,28,29; 15:6,10I will take.That is, in the course of my providence I will permit this to be done. Such phrases in Scripture do not mean that God either does or can do evil himself; but only that he permits such evil to be done as he foresaw would be done, and which, had he pleased, he might have prevented. 16:21,22; De 28:30; Eze 14:9; 20:25,26; Ho 4:13,141 Kings 22:38
and the dogs.21:19; Jos 23:14,15; Isa 44:25,26; 48:3-5; Jer 44:21-23; Zec 1:4-6Mt 24:352 Kings 9:25-26
the Lord.1Ki 21:19,24-29; Isa 13:1; Jer 23:33-38; Na 1:1; Mal 1:1; Mt 11:30 blood of Naboth. Heb. bloods of Naboth. of his sons.De 24:16; 2Ch 24:25; 25:4I will requite.Ex 20:5; De 5:9; Eze 18:19plat. or, portion.Esther 7:10
Then was the king's.Jud 15:7; Eze 5:13; Zec 6:8Psalms 7:15-16
made. Heb. hath digged.35:7; 119:85; Job 6:27; Jer 18:20and is.9:15,16; 10:2; 35:8; 94:13; 140:9,10; 141:10; Es 7:10; Job 4:8Pr 5:22; 26:27; Ec 10:8,9 36:4,12; 37:12,13; 1Sa 23:9; 24:12,13; 26:10; 28:19; 31:3,41Ki 2:32; Es 9:25; Mal 2:3-5
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