Judges 3 · Geneva Bible Notes (1560) · Commentaries (Good Books Free)

¹ ^! The Canaanites were left to try Israel.

¹ ^a Which were acheued by the hand of God and not by the power of man.

² ^b For they trusted in God & he fought for them.

⁶ ^c Contray to Gods commandement, {Deut. 7,3}.

⁷ ^d Trees or woods errected for idolatrie.

⁸ ^/ Or, Mesopatomia.

⁹ ^! Othneil deliuereth Israel.

¹⁰ ^/ Or, Syria.

¹⁰ ^e He was stirred vp by the Spirit of the Lord.

¹¹ ^f That is, 52 vnder Joshua, and 8 vnder Othniel.

¹² ^g So that the enemies of Gods people haue no power ouer them, but by Gods appointement.

¹⁵ ^/ Benjamin.

¹⁵ ^/ Or, left-handed.

¹⁶ ^/ Or, caused a dagger to be made.

¹⁹ ^h Or, as some read, from the places of idoles.

¹⁹ ⁱ Til all be departed.

²¹ ^! Ehud killeth King Eglon.

²³ ^/ Or, hault.

²⁴ ^/ Ebr. he couereth his feet.

²⁷ ^/ Or, caused the trumpet to be blown, {Nomb. 20,2}.

²⁹ ^/ Or, strong and big bodied.

³⁰ ^/ Ebr. humbled.

³⁰ ^k Meaning the Israelites.

³¹ ^! Shamgar killeth the Philistines.

³¹ ^l So that it is not the nomber, nor the meanes that God regardeth when he wil get the victorie.

Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Judges 3