Judges 5:2 KJV — MannaFest

Judges 5:2

Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.

KJV

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ASV

For that the leaders took the lead in Israel, For that the people offered themselves willingly, Bless ye Jehovah.

WEB

“When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD.

YLT

`For freeing freemen in Israel, For a people willingly offering themselves Bless ye Jehovah.

DBT

For that leaders led in Israel, For that the people willingly offered themselves, Bless Jehovah!

About this book

Old Testament

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Judges — The post-conquest slide into cyclical apostasy. Twelve judges delivering Israel from successive oppressors, a pattern repeating seven times, and an appendix whose violence diagnoses a nation with no king.

Author: Anonymous; rabbinic tradition attributes to Samuel (Bava Batra 14b)
Date: Events c. 1375–1050 BC; compilation during the early monarchy

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28 verses on the floor

Psalms 110:3
Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
Judges 5:9
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord.
Joshua 10:13
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
2 Chronicles 17:16
And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the Lord; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour.
Philippians 2:13
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

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(2.) The grace he gave to Israel's friends, when the people willingly offered themselves to serve in this war. God is to have the glory of all the good offices that are at any time done us; and the more willingly they are done the more is to be observed of that grace which gives both to will and to do.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The substance of this song transmits the memory of this great achievement. Comparing God's appearances for them on this occasion with his appearances to them on Mount Sinai,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Of these governors she says, My heart is towards them, that is, "I truly love and honour them; they have won my heart for ever; I shall never forget them." Note, Those are worthy of double honour that recede voluntarily from the demands of their honour to serve God and his church.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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JDG 5:2PHP 2:13 HEB 13:21
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
JDG 5:2PHP 2:13 2CO 3:5
JDG 5:2PHP 2:13 2TI 1:9
JDG 5:2PHP 2:13 ROM 9:16
JDG 5:2PHP 2:13 1CO 15:10
JDG 5:2PSA 110:3 TIT 2:14
JDG 5:2PSA 110:3 1TH 4:7
JDG 5:2PSA 110:3 EPH 1:4

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