English Standard Version
Judges 5:2
2"That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, 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!
- New King James Version (NKJV)“When leaders lead in Israel, When the people willingly offer themselves, Bless the Lord!
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Israel’s leaders took charge, and the people gladly followed. Praise the Lord!
Context of Judges 5:2
1Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day: "That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, bless the Lord! 3"Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; to the Lord I will sing; I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel. 4"Lord, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the region of Edom, the earth trembled and the heavens dropped, yes, the clouds dropped water.
Read all of Judges 5Judges 5:2 word by word
בִּפְרֹ֤עַ פְּרָעוֹת֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּהִתְנַדֵּ֖ב עָ֑ם בָּרֲכ֖וּ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Judges 5:2
- Deuteronomy 32:43"Rejoice with him, O heavens; bow down to him, all gods, for he avenges the blood of his children and takes vengeance on his adversaries. He repays those who hate him and cleanses his people's land."
- 2 Samuel 22:47"The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,
- Psalms 18:47the God who gave me vengeance and subdued peoples under me,
- Psalms 48:11Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments!
- Psalms 94:1O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth!
- Psalms 97:8Zion hears and is glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of your judgments, O Lord.
- Psalms 136:15but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, for his steadfast love endures forever;
- Psalms 149:6Let the high praises of God be in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands,
- Revelation 16:5And I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, "Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, for you brought these judgments.
- Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has given judgment for you against her!"
- Revelation 19:2for his judgments are true and just; for he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged on her the blood of his servants."
- Judges 5:9My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the Lord.
- 2 Chronicles 17:16and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, a volunteer for the service of the Lord, with 200,000 mighty men of valor.
- Nehemiah 11:2And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.
- Psalms 110:3Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power, in holy garments; from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours.
- 1 Corinthians 9:17For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship.
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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