Berean Standard Bible
Judges 5:2
2“When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD.
Judges 5:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
- New International Version (NIV)“When the princes in Israel take the lead, when the people willingly offer themselves— praise the Lord!
- English Standard Version (ESV)"That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, bless the Lord!
- New King James Version (NKJV)“When leaders lead in Israel, When the people willingly offer themselves, Bless the Lord!
Context of Judges 5:2
1On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song: “When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD. 3Listen, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I will sing to the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel. 4O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water.
Read all of Judges 5Judges 5:2 word by word
בִּפְרֹ֤עַ פְּרָעוֹת֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּהִתְנַדֵּ֖ב עָ֑ם בָּרֲכ֖וּ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Judges 5:2
- Deuteronomy 32:43Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.
- 2 Samuel 22:47The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
- Psalms 18:47the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
- Psalms 48:11Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.
- Psalms 94:1O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
- Psalms 97:8Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.
- Psalms 136:15but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalms 149:6May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,
- Revelation 16:5And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.
- Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
- Revelation 19:2For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”
- Judges 5:9My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD!
- 2 Chronicles 17:16and next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer for the LORD, and with him 200,000 mighty men of valor.
- Nehemiah 11:2And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
- Psalms 110:3Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.
- 1 Corinthians 9:17If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
Commentaries on Judges 5:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2For the avenging of Israel - See the notes, etc., at the end of the chapter, Judges 5:28; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Render “For the leading of the leaders in Israel (the princes), for the willingness of the people (to follow them) bless ye the Lord.” See Deuteronomy 32:42 note, and compare Judges 5:9 and Judges 5:13, where the nobles and the people are again contrasted.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-31This song, a victory hymn usually credited to Deborah, offers a poetic version of the battle, adding details to the prose account. It is one of the oldest Hebrew poems. It praises the Lord, the tribes who joined the fight, and Jael. It curses those who stayed home, Sisera, and his mother's followers. It contrasts life before Barak's victory, when the Lord's curse was on the land, with the blessings after the warriors' righteous acts. It ends with a prayer…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. The meaning is obscurely seen in our version; it has been better rendered thus, "Praise ye Jehovah; for the free are freed in Israel--the people have willingly offered themselves" [Robinson].Read the comment
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Commentaries on Judges 5
- 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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