Judges 5:9
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
10Ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit on rich cloths, and ye that walk by the way, tell of it;
Cross References
Judges 5:2When men let grow their hair in Israel, when the people offer themselves willingly, bless ye the LORD.
2 Chronicles 17:16and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD, and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour;
Psalms 103:2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits;
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 →