American Standard Version
Judges 4:1
1And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, when Ehud was dead.
Judges 4:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, when Ehud was dead.
- New International Version (NIV)Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, now that Ehud was dead.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord after Ehud died.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When Ehud was dead, the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord.
Context of Judges 4:1
And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, when Ehud was dead. 2And Jehovah sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, who dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles. 3And the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
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וַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְאֵה֖וּד מֵֽת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Judges 4:1
- Judges 2:11And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and served the Baalim;
- Judges 3:7And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and forgat Jehovah their God, and served the Baalim and the Asheroth.
- Judges 6:1And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
- Judges 10:6And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and served the Baalim, and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook Jehovah, and served him not.
- Leviticus 26:23And if by these things ye will not be reformed unto me, but will walk contrary unto me;
- Nehemiah 9:23Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land concerning which thou didst say to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
- Psalms 106:43Many times did he deliver them; But they were rebellious in their counsel, And were brought low in their iniquity.
- Jeremiah 5:3O Jehovah, do not thine eyes look upon truth? thou hast stricken them, but they were not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Commentaries on Judges 4:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1When Ehud was dead - Why not when Shamgar was dead? Does this not intimate that Shamgar was not reckoned in the number of the judges?Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Israel again revolts, and is oppressed by Jabin. (1-3) Deborah concerts their deliverance with Barak. (4-9) Sisera defeated. (10-16) Sisera put to death by Jael. (17-24) Verses 1-3 The land had rest for eighty years, which should have confirmed them in their religion; but it made them secure, and indulge their lusts. Thus the prosperity of fools destroys them. Jabin and his general Sisera, mightily oppressed Israel. This enemy was nearer than any of the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The start of Judges 4 connects to Ehud and highlights the repeating cycle of Israel's experiences during this time.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-171. The children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, when Ehud was dead--The removal of the zealous judge Ehud again left his infatuated countrymen without the restraint of religion.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Judges 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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