Judges 11:4
in Judges 11Some time later, when the Ammonites fought against Israel
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it came to pass after a while, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
KJV
And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
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This verse in Judges 11
Commentary
2 notes on this verseProbably this was the same invasion with that mentioned, ch. x. 17 , when the children of Ammon were gathered together and encamped in or against Gilead. And those words, in process of time, refer to what goes immediately before of the expulsion of Jephthah; many days after he had been thus thrust out in disgrace was he fetched back again with honour.
This site's exposition
in process of time
on Judges 11:4-6
Chapter 10 closed with the princes of Gilead asking what man would begin the fight against the children of Ammon, and the man turns out to be the one they had driven out. The elders travel to Tob to fetch him, so Israel's leaders stand outside the land asking a favour of an exile. What they name first is captain, which is command over one campaign and ends when the campaign does.
The words behind it
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֖י | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| מִיָּמִ֑ים | miyamim | from days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| וַיִּלָּחֲמ֥וּ | vaiyilachamu | and they fought | H3898 → | 177 times |
| בְנֵֽי־ | venei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עַמּ֖וֹן | amon | Ammon | H5983 → | 106 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וַיְהִ֖יand it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
מִיָּמִ֑יםfrom days
miyamimH3117 →2304 times
וַיִּלָּחֲמ֥וּand they fought
vaiyilachamuH3898 →177 times
בְנֵֽי־[the] people of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
עַמּ֖וֹןAmmon
amonH5983 →106 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 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
Judges 10:9The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 28:15
Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He…
- Judges 6:3–5
Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,
- 2 Chronicles 14:9
Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah.
- Judges 3:12–13
Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 15:5
In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.
- 1 Samuel 28:15
About Judges
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.