Judges 5:9
Come, you rulers of Israel, you who gave yourselves freely among the people: give praise to the Lord.
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In Context
10Let them give thought to it, who go on white asses, and those who are walking on the road.
Cross References
Judges 5:2Because of the flowing hair of the fighters in Israel, because the people gave themselves freely, give praise to the Lord.
2 Chronicles 17:16After him Amasiah, the son of Zichri, who freely gave himself to the Lord, and with him two hundred thousand men of war;
Psalms 103:2Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let not all his blessings go from your memory.
2 Corinthians 8:3For I give them witness, that as they were able, and even more than they were able, they gave from the impulse of their hearts,
2 Corinthians 8:17For while he gladly gave ear to our request, he was interested enough to go to you from the impulse of his heart.
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 →