Judges 10:9

Judges 10:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.
• New International Version (NIV)The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin and Ephraim; Israel was in great distress.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight also against Judah and against Benjamin and against the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was severely distressed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover the people of Ammon crossed over the Jordan to fight against Judah also, against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was severely distressed.

Context of Judges 10:9

7The Lord became angry with the people of Israel. So he used the Philistines and Ammonites to defeat them. 8They oppressed and crushed the people of Israel that year. For 18 years they oppressed all who lived east of the Jordan River in the land of the Amorites in Gilead. Ammon also crossed the Jordan River to fight the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. So Israel suffered a great deal. 10Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help. They said, “We have sinned against you. We have abandoned our God and served other gods—the Baals.” 11The Lord said to the people of Israel, “When the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines,

Judges 10:9 word by word

וַיַּעַבְר֤וּ בְנֵֽי־עַמּוֹן֙ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן לְהִלָּחֵ֛ם גַּם־בִּיהוּדָ֥ה וּבְבִנְיָמִ֖ין וּבְבֵ֣ית אֶפְרָ֑יִם וַתֵּ֥צֶר לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moreover the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• passed overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• to fightלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• also against Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and against Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• and against the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• so that Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• was soreמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• distressedיָצַרyâtsar · be distressedH3334

Cross-references for Judges 10:9

• Judges 3:12Once again, the people of Israel did what the Lord considered evil. So the Lord made King Eglon of Moab stronger than Israel, because Israel did what the Lord considered evil.
• Judges 6:3Whenever Israel planted crops, Midian, Amalek, and Kedem came and damaged the crops.
• 2 Chronicles 14:9Then Zerah from Sudan came with 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots to attack Asa. Zerah got as far as Mareshah.
• 2 Chronicles 20:1Later the Moabites, Ammonites, and some of the Meunites came to wage war against Jehoshaphat.
• Deuteronomy 28:65Among those nations you will find no peace, no place to call your own. There the Lord will give you an unsettled mind, failing eyesight, and despair.
• 1 Samuel 28:15Samuel asked Saul, “Why did you disturb me by conjuring me up?” Saul answered, “I’m in serious trouble. The Philistines are at war with me, and God has turned against me and doesn’t answer me anymore—either by the prophets or in dreams. So I’ve called on you to tell me what to do.”
• 2 Chronicles 15:5At those times no one could come and go in peace, because everyone living in the land had a lot of turmoil.

Commentaries on Judges 10:9

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-9Verses 6-9 Now the threatening was fulfilled, that the Israelites should have no power to stand before their enemies, Le 26:17, 37. By their evil ways and their evil doings they procured this to themselves.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-16The Lord responded to his people's complete abandonment by allowing severe oppression (Judges 10:8). As usual, Israel called out to the Lord for help (Judges 10:10) only after facing great hardship (10:9). Normally, Israel's cry led to divine help, but God's choice to leave them to their chosen gods marks a change in the cycle described in Judges 2:10–19. Only when the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the Lord did he act to save them…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-96. the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord--This apostasy seems to have exceeded every former one in the grossness and universality of the idolatry practised.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 10:9

• Ammonites
• Benjamin
• Israel
• Jordan
• Prayer
• Repentance

In the dictionaries

• Ammon
• Benjamin
• Ephraim
• Israel
• Jordan
• Judah
• Defend
• Abdon (1)
• Ford
• Israel, History of

Commentaries on Judges 10

• 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