Judges 11:33
in Judges 11With a great blow he devastated twenty cities from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he smote them from Aroer until thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto Abel-cheramim, with a very great slaughter. So the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
KJV
And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
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This verse in Judges 11
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd he smote them from Aroer,.... A city which lay near the river Arnon, on the borders of Moab, Deu 3:12. even till thou come to Minnith; which seems to have been a place famous for wheat, Eze 27:17 so David de Pomis (a) says it was a place where the best wheat grew. Jerom says (b) in his time was shown a village called Mannith, four miles from Esbus (or Heshbon), as you go to Philadelphia.
This site's exposition
Jephthah passed over unto the
on Judges 11:32-33
The war gets two verses and the vow gets eight, which is the chapter's own weighting of what happened. Aroer stands on the Arnon and Minnith lies inland, so the twenty cities fall across the very strip the speech had just argued about. Ammon is subdued and the narrative turns straight back to Mizpeh, where the words of verse 30 were spoken.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
When he was going out from his own house upon this hazardous undertaking, in prayer to God for his presence with him he makes a secret but solemn vow or religious promise to God, that, if God would graciously bring him back a conqueror, whosoever or whatsoever should first come out of his house to meet him it should be devoted to God, and offered up for a burnt-offering.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
As in the conflicts with the Moabites, Canaanites, and Midianites Judg. 3; 4; 7, the battle was on Israelite territory, in self-defense, not in aggressive warfare. The plain of the vineyards - Rather, “Abel-Ceramim” (compare Abel-Meholah), identified with an “Abel” situated among vineyards, 7 miles from Robbah. “Minnith” is “Maanith,” 4 miles from Heshbon, on the road to Rab-bah.
Twenty cities - That is, he either took or destroyed twenty cities of the Ammonites, and completely routed their whole army.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּכֵּ֡ם | vaiyakem | and he defeated them | H5221 → | 499 times |
| מֵעֲרוֹעֵר֩ | mearoer | from Aroer | H6177 → | |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| בּוֹאֲךָ֨ | boakha | coming you | H935 → | 2568 times |
| מִנִּ֜ית | minit | Minnith | H4511 → | |
| עֶשְׂרִ֣ים | ʾesrim | twenty | H6242 → | 315 times |
| עִ֗יר | ʾir | citi[es] | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| וְעַד֙ | vead | and to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| אָבֵ֣ל | ʾavel | Abel | H64 → | |
| כְּרָמִ֔ים | keramim | Keramim | H64 → | |
| מַכָּ֖ה | makah | a defeat | H4347 → | |
| גְּדוֹלָ֣ה | gedolah | great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| מְאֹ֑ד | meod | very | H3966 → | 300 times |
| וַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ֙ | vaiyikaneu | and they were subdued | H3665 → | 36 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עַמּ֔וֹן | amon | Ammon | H5983 → | 106 times |
| מִפְּנֵ֖י | mipenei | from before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וַיַּכֵּ֡םand he defeated them
vaiyakemH5221 →499 times
מֵעֲרוֹעֵר֩from Aroer
mearoerH6177 →
וְעַד־and until
vead-H5704 →1261 times
בּוֹאֲךָ֨coming you
boakhaH935 →2568 times
מִנִּ֜יתMinnith
minitH4511 →
עֶשְׂרִ֣יםtwenty
ʾesrimH6242 →315 times
עִ֗ירciti[es]
ʾirH5892 →1090 times
וְעַד֙and to
veadH5704 →1261 times
אָבֵ֣לAbel
ʾavelH64 →
כְּרָמִ֔יםKeramim
keramimH64 →
מַכָּ֖הa defeat
makahH4347 →
גְּדוֹלָ֣הgreat
gedolahH1419 →526 times
מְאֹ֑דvery
meodH3966 →300 times
וַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ֙and they were subdued
vaiyikaneuH3665 →36 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
עַמּ֔וֹןAmmon
amonH5983 →106 times
מִפְּנֵ֖יfrom before
mipeneiH6440 →2123 times
בְּנֵ֥י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Deuteronomy 2:36From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the valley, even as far as Gilead, not one city had walls too high for us. The LORD our God…
it leads to
- Joshua 13:9
The area from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon,
- Deuteronomy 3:12
So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with…
- Deuteronomy 4:48
extending from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Siyon (that is, Hermon),
- Psalms 44:3
For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because…
- Joshua 12:2
Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of…
- Joshua 13:9
Through
Ezekiel 27:17Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 5:9
My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can…
- Ezra 3:7
They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by…
- Acts 12:20
Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their…
- 1 Kings 5:9
About Judges
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.