Judges 20:18
house of.18:31; 19:18; Jos 18:1; Joe 1:14asked.7,23,26,27; 1:1; Nu 27:5,21; Jos 9:14Judah.1:1,2; Ge 49:8-10Judges 20:23
wept.26,27; Ps 78:34-36; Ho 5:15And the.It seems most evident that the Israelites did not seek the protection of God. When they "went to the house of God," (ver. 18,) it was not to enquire concerning the expediency of the war, nor of its success, but which of the tribes should begin the attack: and here the question is, "Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother?" Having so much right on their side, they had no doubt of the justice of their cause, and the propriety of their conduct; and having such a superiority of numbers, they had no doubt of success. But God humbled them, and delivered them into the hands of their enemies; and shewed them that the race was not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.Judges 20:28
Phinehas.It is evident, from this mention of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, that these transactions must have taken place not long after the death of Joshua. Nu 25:7-13; Jos 22:13,30-32; 24:33stood.De 10:8; 18:5Shall I yet.Jos 7:7; 1Sa 14:37; 23:4-12; 30:8; 2Sa 5:19-24; 6:3,7-12; Pr 3:5,6Jer 10:23Go up.1:2; 7:9; 2Ch 20:171 Samuel 23:2
enquired.In what way David made this enquiry we are not told; but it was probably by means of Abiathar; and therefore it would seem, that with Houbigant, we should read the sixth verse immediately after the first.--This adventure was truly noble and patriotic. Had not David loved his country, and been above all motives of private and personal revenge, he would have rejoiced in this invasion of Judea, as producing a strong diversion in his favour, and embroiling his inveterate enemy. In most cases, a man with David's wrongs would have joined with the enemies of his country, and avenged himself on the author of his calamities; but he thinks of nothing but succouring Keilah, and using his power and influence in behalf of his brethren. 4,6,9-12; 30:8; Nu 27:21; Jos 9:14; Jud 1:1; 2Sa 5:19,231Ch 14:10; Ps 32:8; Pr 3:5,6; Jer 10:231 Samuel 23:4
yet again.28:6; Jud 6:39for I will.Jos 8:7; Jud 7:7; 2Sa 5:19; 2Ki 3:181 Samuel 23:10-12
destroy the city.8; 22:19; Ge 18:24; Es 3:6; Pr 28:15; Ro 3:15,16 And the Lord.Ps 50:15; Jer 33:3; Mt 7:7,8 deliver. Heb. shut up.Ps 31:8They will.7; Ps 62:1; 118:8; Ec 9:14,15; Isa 29:15; Heb 4:132 Samuel 5:19
enquired.2:1; 1Sa 23:2,4; 30:7,8; Jas 4:15And the Lord.23; Jud 20:28; 1Sa 28:6; 30:8; 1Ki 22:6,15-23; Pr 3:62 Samuel 5:23
enquired.19fetch.Jos 8:2,7; 1Ch 14:14; Mt 9:29,30; 8:23-25; Joh 9:6,7the mulberry trees.The word {bechaïm,} rendered mulberry trees, is rendered by Aquila, [apion,] pear-trees, as the LXX. also render in 1 Ch 14:14, 15; and so the Vulgate in both places has {pyrorum.} The Rabbins, however, believe {bacha} signifies the mulberry-tree; with whom Ursinus agrees. It more probably denotes a large shrub which the Arabs still call {baca,} from its distilling an odoriferous gum, from {bachah} to distil, as tears. Of this opinion is Celsius, who quotes a passage from Abulfadi, who describes it as a balsam shrub, having longish leaves, and bearing a large fruit with an acrid taste. M. Forskal mentions a tree by the name of {bæca,} with leaves rather ovated, smooth, entire: its berries are poisonous to the sheep.Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust.22:19; Job 13:15; Ps 37:3,5,7; 62:8; 115:9-11; 125:1; 146:3-5Isa 12:2; 26:3,4; Jer 17:7,8; Eph 1:12and.7; 23:4; 28:26; Jer 9:23; 10:23; Ro 12:16; 1Co 3:18-20; 8:1,2 In.16:3; 23:17; 1Sa 4:11,12; 30:8; 1Ch 28:9; Ezr 7:27; 8:22,23Ne 1:11; 2:4; 1Co 10:31; 2Co 8:16; Php 4:6; Col 3:17,23and.16:9; Ps 25:8,9; 32:8; Isa 30:21; 48:17; Jer 10:23; Jas 1:5
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