Psalms 105:36
Then Yahweh killed the oldest son in every house of the people of Egypt [DOU].
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
In Context
35The locusts ate every green plant in the land, ruining all the crops.
Cross References
Genesis 49:3Reuben, you are my oldest son. You were born when I was young and energetic/strong. You are prouder and stronger than all the rest of my sons.
Exodus 11:4Then Moses/I went to the king and said, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘About midnight tonight I will go throughout Egypt,
Exodus 12:29At midnight Yahweh killed all the oldest sons of the Egyptian people, all over Egypt. That included the king’s oldest son, the oldest sons of the prisoners in the dungeon/jail, and the oldest sons of everyone else. He also killed the oldest males of all the Egyptians’ livestock.
Psalms 135:8He is the one who killed all the firstborn males in Egypt, the firstborn of people and of animals.
Hebrews 11:28It was because Moses believed that God would save his own people that he instituted the festival called Passover. He did that by commanding that the people should kill lambs and sprinkle their blood on their doorposts. They did that in order that the angel who causes people to die would not kill [EUP] the oldest male Israelites when he killed the oldest sons in each Egyptian family.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:26-45
Israel's Deliverance Out of Egypt. 25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants. 26 He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen. 27 They showed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. 28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. 29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. 30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings. 31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and… Read the whole commentary →