Judges 5:19 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 5:19

Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver.

BSB

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ASV

The kings came and fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan, In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: They took no gain of money.

KJV

The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The Canaanite hosts are now described, led to battle by their numerous kings. (Compare Jos 12:21.) They took no gain of money - i. e. either they got no booty, as they expected, or, they did not fight for plunder, but for life and victory (compare Jdg 4:16 and Jdg 5:30).

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is said of these kings that they took no gain of money, they were not mercenary troops hired into the service of Jabin (such often fail in an extremity), but they were volunteers and hearty in the cause against Israel: they desired not the riches of silver, so the Chaldee, but only the satisfaction of helping to ruin Israel.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בָּ֤אוּ	Ba.'u	they came	H935 →
מְלָכִים֙	me.la.Khim	kings	H4428 →
נִלְחָ֔מוּ	nil.Cha.mu	they fought	H3898 →
אָ֤ז	'az	then	H227 →
נִלְחֲמוּ֙	nil.cha.Mu	they fought	H3898 →
מַלְכֵ֣י	mal.Khei	[the] kings of	H4428 →
כְנַ֔עַן	khe.Na.'an	Canaan	H3667 →
בְּתַעְנַ֖ךְ	be.ta'.Nakh	at Taanach	H8590 →
עַל־	'al-	at	H5921 →
מֵ֣י	mei	[the] waters of	H4325 →
מְגִדּ֑וֹ	me.gi.Do	Megiddo	H4023 →
בֶּ֥צַע	Be.tza'	profit of	H1215 →
כֶּ֖סֶף	Ke.sef	silver	H3701 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
לָקָֽחוּ׃	la.Ka.chu	they took	H3947 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Judges 5:30
‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil—a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’
leads to
- Exodus 15:9
  The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
Through
1 Kings 4:12
Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;
leads to
- Joshua 17:11
  Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
- Joshua 3:16
  the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was…
- 1 Kings 19:16
  You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.
Through
Judges 4:13
he summoned all nine hundred of his iron chariots and all the men with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the River Kishon.
leads to
- Judges 4:2–3
  So the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his forces was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim.
Through
Judges 1:27
At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
leads to
- Jeremiah 48:10
  Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.
- Psalms 106:34–35
  They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,
- Joshua 17:11–13
  Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.

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Where the connections lead

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About Judges