Judges 5:9
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye LORD.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
10Tell, ye who ride on white donkeys, ye who sit on rich carpets, and ye who walk by the way.
Cross References
Judges 5:2That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, bless ye LORD.
2 Chronicles 17:16and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to LORD, and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.
Psalms 103:2Bless LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,
2 Corinthians 8:3so that according to their ability, I testify, and beyond their ability, willingly,
2 Corinthians 8:17Because he indeed accepted the exhortation, but his own will being more zealous, he went forth to you.
Matthew Henry on Judges 5:7-12
6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways. 7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. 8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? 9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord . 10 Speak, ye that ride… Read the whole commentary →