Judges 5:9
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.
King James Version
In Context
10Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
Cross References
Judges 5:2Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
2 Chronicles 17:16And next him was 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:
2 Corinthians 8:3For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;
2 Corinthians 8:17For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto 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 →