Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Judges 1:12
and Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah, my daughter, to wife.
and Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah, my daughter, to wife.
Verse Judges 1:12-7. _AND CALEB, C._] See this whole account, which is placed here by way of recapitulation, in Joshua 15:13-6, and the explanatory notes there....
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE INTRODUCTION: ISRAEL'S FAILURE AND THE RESULTS 1. Israel's Failure in mingling with the Canaanites CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The question and the answer (Judges 1:1)_ 2. Adon...
JUDGES 1:1 TO JUDGES 2:5. THE CONQUESTS AND SETTLEMENTS OF THE ISRAELITES IN WESTERN PALESTINE. From this introduction, which is one of the most valuable parts of early Hebrew history, we learn that t...
JUDGES 1:1 TO JUDGES 2:5. THE CONQUESTS AND SETTLEMENTS OF THE ISRAELITES IN WESTERN PALESTINE. From this introduction, which is one of the most valuable parts of early Hebrew history, we learn that t...
_to him will I give Achsah_ Cf. 1 Samuel 17:25. The victor was to gain the hand of Achsah: the city too (it appears) became his....
_The conquests of Judah_ 2 _.the land_ Not the whole land, but the part which had fallen to Judah's lot....
AND JUDAH WENT AGAINST THE CANAANITES— See on Joshua 15:18. The expedition against Hebron seems placed here by way of recapitulation, on account of the other conquests of the tribe of Judah. The whole...
_Othniel Conquers Debir and Receives Achsah Judges 1:11-15_ 11 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher: 12 And Caleb said, He that smi...
_AND CALEB SAID, HE THAT SMITETH KIRJATH-SEPHER, AND TAKETH IT, TO HIM WILL I GIVE ACHSAH MY DAUGHTER TO WIFE._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
INTRODUCTORY (JUDGES 1:1 TO JUDGES 3:4) Division 1, Judges 1:1 to Judges 2:5. This section of the book contains a brief recapitulation of the early conquest of Pa
LIFE WITHOUT LAW JUDGES _PHILIP SMITH_ ABOUT THIS BOOK BELIEFS The book called Judges was in the *Hebrew *Scriptures. It was in the section called Former (earlier) *Prophets. In Deuteronomy Chap...
AND CALEB SAID. — See Joshua 15:16. Caleb was a “Kenizzite,” which seems to imply that he was descended from Kenaz, a grandson of Esau (Genesis 36:11). In Numbers 13:6 he is mentioned as being a princ...
וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר כָּלֵ֔ב אֲשֶׁר ־יַכֶּ֥ה אֶת ־קִרְ
THE WAY OF THE SWORD Judges 1:12 THE name Kiriath-sepher, that is Book-Town, has been supposed to point to the existence of a semi-popular literature among the pre-Judaean inhabitants of Canaan. We c...
RENEWING THE CONQUEST Judges 1:1 The land had been given. There could be no doubt about _that._ In the ancient covenant which Jehovah had made with Abram, He said: “Unto thy seed have I given this la...
The Book of Judges covers historically a period from the death of Joshua to the judgeship of Samuel and the introduction of the monarchy. It opens with a description of the general condition of affair...
God selected Judah to lead the rest of the tribes into battle. Judah asked Simeon to go with him and promised to help him conquer his lot if he would help conquer that of Judah. They killed 10,000 Can...
We had this interesting account before, in the preceding book of Joshua, to which I therefore refer the Reader. See Joshua 15:15....
The book of Joshua has shown the power of Jehovah in the conquests of His people, and this too distinguished from the measure of their practical taking possession of what was conquered. For as these a...
Thus, in the beginning of the book, we see evil and failure, and also simple and blessed deliverances. But alas! the picture darkens more and more. There are grievous features even in the conduct of t...
AND CALEB SAID, HE THAT SMITETH KIRJATHSEPHER, AND TAKETH IT, TO HIM WILL I GIVE ACHSAH MY DAUGHTER TO WIFE. Joshua 15:16....
These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds _they are_ without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without frui...
Jdg. 1:12-15. _Concerning Othniel and Caleb's daughter. _ Othniel in this story is a type of Christ. As Othniel, Caleb's nephew, obtained Caleb's daughter, his first cousin, to wife, by war, and the v...
SPOTS; rather, sunken rocks, exposing to destruction the voyager that comes upon them. FEASTS OF CHARITY; among the brethren, where purity and temperance ought to have prevailed. CLOUDS-TREES-RAGING...
[IOSHUAS EXHORTATION, HIS AGE, AND DEATH.] 1 The actes of Iudah and Simeon. 4 Adonibezek iustly requited. 8 Hierusalem taken. 10 Hebron taken. 11 Othniel hath Achsah to wife for taking of Debir....
INITIAL VICTORIES, YET IMPAIRED (vv. 1-26) Joshua having died, Israel does not subside into indifference, but realizes that there is territory that should be possessed. They therefore appeal to the...
9-20 The Canaanites had iron chariots; but Israel had God on their side, whose chariots are thousands of angels, Psalms 68:17. Yet they suffered their fears to prevail against their faith. About Cale...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Judges 1:12 Caleb H3612 said H559 (H8799) attacks H5221 (H8686) Sepher H7158 takes H3920 (H8804) give...
‘ And Caleb said, “He who smites Kiriath-sepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife”.' This was a kind of test of suitability. Chief's daughters were given to mighty champions...
Judges 1 AND JUDGES 2 The character of Joshua is, like that of many soldiers, simple and easily understood. He was strong and of a good courage, a man, fit not only for battle, but for tedious campaig...
CONTENTS: The incomplete victories of Judah, Benjamin and Manasseh. CHARACTERS: God, Judah, Simeon, Adoni-bezek, Caleb, Achsah, Othniel. CONCLUSION: God appoints service according to the strength He...
Judges 1:1. _After the death of Joshua,_ whose death was to the Jews the commencement of new troubles; they asked counsel of the Lord, as directed, Numbers 27:21, by Phinehas the priest. Judges 1:3. J...
_To him will I give Achsah my daughter._ DIFFICULTIES AND HARDSHIPS IN LIFE There was more difficulty and danger in the winning of this city than others; which teaches us that we must not think it st...
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 1:10 This passage (almost identical to Joshua 15:13) is probably a “flashback” to the earlier capture of HEBRON and Debi
CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 1:8. Now the children of Judah had fought, &c.] _Heb_. = “_fought_,” the pluperfect form not being given in the original. Still, the sense is, “_they formerly fought_,” “_they...
EXPOSITION JUDGES 1:8 Read _Fought against Jerusalem_,_ and took it_,_ and smote it. _It is the continuation of the narrative of the exploits of Judah and Simeon in conquering their respective lots....
Through Moses, the children of Israel were let out of Egypt and God began to form a national kind of identity and began to forge the beginnings of a nation. At the death of Moses, Joshua, who was the...
1 Samuel 17:25; 1 Samuel 18:23; Joshua 15:13; Joshua 15:16; Joshu
JUDE'S CERTAIN MEN _ The Book of Jude_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS The statement, "Thy testimonies are wonderful" is nowhere more strikingly true than in the Book of Jude. No photographer ever made a better...