They said to Jephthah, “Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.”
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They said to Jephthah, “Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.”
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And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
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And they said unto Jephthah: 'Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.'
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Men oft times are constrained to desire help of…
Men oft times are constrained to desire help of them, whom before they have refused.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 11:6 And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and…
Jdg 11:6 And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
Ver. 6. Come, and be our captain.] See Trapp on "Jdg 11:2".
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Our captain: they say not our king; for the…
Our captain: they say not our king; for the experience of Abimelech’s kingship had cooled their appetite in that particular; but our captain.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they said unto Jephthah, come and be our…
And they said unto Jephthah, come and be our captain,.... The general of their army, to conduct and lead on their forces; they did not propose him to be their king, being convinced by Abimelech's conduct that such a step would be wrong; nor did they say anything of his being their judge, having no other view than to serve their present exigence; besides, a judge was not one chosen by the people, but raised up of God, and which honour was conferred on Jephthah afterwards:
that we may fight with the children of Ammon; with judgment, courage, and success; they did not make this proposal to him to save themselves from being engaged in the war, but that they might have one skilful in military affairs at the head of them, to instruct them in the art of war, and lead them on in a regular manner, and animate them by his brave example.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 6. Come, and be our captain] The Israelites…
Verse 6. Come, and be our captain] The Israelites were assembled in Mizpeh, but were without a captain to lead them against the Ammonites. And we find, from the conclusion of the preceding chapter, that they offered the command to any that would accept it.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 6. chief] i.e. commander in war, Jos_10:24, Dan_11:18 (RVm.);…
6. chief] i.e. commander in war, Jos_10:24, Dan_11:18 (RVm.); the same word as the Arabic ḳâḍi.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (6) Our captain.—The word used is katzin (Jos_10:24; Isa_1:10;…
(6) Our captain.—The word used is katzin (Jos_10:24; Isa_1:10; Isa_22:3), which is specially a leader in time of war; but Jephthah demands something more—namely, to be their “head” (rosh) in time of peace also.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Our captain. A military term, as in Jos_10:24. It…
Our captain. A military term, as in Jos_10:24. It is alsoused in Isa_1:10 for the rulers of Sodom.
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