Judges 5:8

They chose new gods, then was there war in the gates: was there a shield seen or a spear among forty thousand in Israel?

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

In Context

7Desolate were the open towns in Israel, they were desolate, until that I arose, Deborah, that I arose a mother in Israel.

9My heart [belongeth] to the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people: praise ye the Lord.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:17They sacrificed unto evil spirits, things that are not god, gods that they know not, new ones lately come up, which your fathers dreaded not.

Judges 2:17But also unto their judges they did not hearken; but they went astray after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers had walked in, to obey the commandments of the Lord; they did not so.

1 Samuel 13:19Now there was no smith to be found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, So that the Hebrews shall not make themselves swords or spears.

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 →

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