‘ And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried at Pirathon, in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.'
Here was another Pirathonite who lived and died in honour and was gathered to his fathers. The ‘hill country of the Amalekites' may have commemorated a great battle with the Amalekites, or have been their former dwelling place, or there may even have been a small group who dwelt there.
CHAPTER 12 THE STRIFE--JEPHTHAH'S DEATH--THE OTHER JUDGES _ 1. The strife and the slaying of the Ephraimites (Judges 12:1)_ 2. Jephthah's death (Judges 12:7) 3. Ibzan, Elon and Abdon (Judges 12:8)...
THE THREE MINOR JUDGES. Ibzan's home was probably Bethlehem in Zebulun (Joshua 19:15), 7 m. from Nazareth, still called Beit-lahm. For Aijalon we should probably read Elon (so the LXX). Pirathon is pe...
MOUNT. hill country....
_in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites_ The Amalekites, however, were settled not in Ephraim, but in the Negeb, S. of Judah. It is true that _ch_. Judges 5:14 brings Ephraim in...
_The three last Minor Judges_ See introduction to ch. 10...
_Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon Judged Israel Judges 12:8-15_ 8 And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel, 9 And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughter...
THE EPHRAIMITES QUARREL WITH JEPHTHAH. HIS DEATH 1-6. Jephthah and Ephraim. Once more the members of the leading tribe find themselves left out of the victory, and complain: cp. Judges 8:1; Jephthah...
PIRATHON] Possibly the modern Ferata, SW. of Shechem. AMALEKITES] Probably the Amalekites had made a settlement in Mt. Ephraim....
LIFE WITHOUT LAW JUDGES _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 12 V1 The men from Ephraim’s *tribe called out their army. And they went over the river to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, ‘You went to fight against...
IN PIRATHON. — The city of David’s hero, Benaiah (2 Samuel 23:30; 1Ma. 9:50; Jos. _Antt. xiii._ 1, § 3). It is now _Feratah,_ six miles west of Shechem. IN THE MOUNT OF THE AMALEKITES. — The phrase is...
וַ יָּ֛מָת עַבְדֹּ֥ון בֶּן ־הִלֵּ֖ל הַ פִּרְע
AT THE FORDS OF EPHRAIM Judges 12:1 In this second war, Jephthah showed the same conciliatory spirit as he had showed to Ammon. He parleyed sensibly and courteously before he went into the conflict....
The men of Ephraim took the same action in the case of Jephthah as they had done in the case of Gideon. After his victory they complained that they had not been called to help. It would seem as though...
Jephthah judged Israel for six years. He was followed by Ibzan, who judged for seven years and Elon, who God used over his people for ten years. Abdon is said to be a Pirathonite, which was in Ephraim...
Amalec. The situation of this mountain, as well as of the town of Pharathon, is unknown. Some have supposed that Amalec had formerly had possession of this country, chap. v. 14. Septuagint (Alexandria...
REFLECTIONS My soul! in all the contentions and animosities of life, and especially among brethren, never lose sight of Him, and his unequalled love, who passeth by the repeated provocations of thy si...
I include the whole of these verses, and of the reign of three judges, comprising a period of twenty-five years, within the compass of one view, not only for the sake of brevity, but because the Holy...
My object being no more than a sketch, as most of you know, I desire to say but a few words on such of the Chapter s as bear a similar character to that which has been already pointed out in the early...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 9, 10, 11, AND 12. After Gideon's death we see the results of this distance from God in the internal struggles which took place between the children of Israel...
AND ABDON THE SON OF HILLELL THE PIRATHONITE DIED,.... At the end of his eight years' government; AND WAS BURIED AT PIRATHON, IN THE LAND OF EPHRAIM, IN THE MOUNT OF THE AMALEKITES; in the place wher...
And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites. Ver. 15. _And was buried in Pirathon._] Where Benaiah, David's wor...
_Mount of the Amalekites_ So called from some remarkable exploit, done by or upon the Amalekites in that place. It is strange, that in the history of all these judges, there is not so much as once men...
1 The Ephraimites quarrelling with Iephthah, and discerned by Shibboleth, are slaine by the Gileadites. 7 Iephthah dieth. 8 Ibzan, who had thirtie sonnes and thirtie daughters, 11 and Elon, 13 and...
THE JUDGESHIPS OF IBZAN, ELON, AND ABDON...
And Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites, that section of the mountains formerly occupied by this heathen...
AN UNNECESSARY CONFRONTATION (vv. 1-7) The men of Ephraim assumed the same proud attitude toward Jephthah as they had before done toward Gideon (tie.8:1-2).When Jephthah had gained the victory over...
8-15 We have here a short account of three more of the judges of Israel. The happiest life of individuals, and the happiest state of society, is that which affords the fewest remarkable events. To li...
So called from some remarkable exploit done either by or upon the Amalekites in that place....
Judges 12:15 Abdon H5658 son H1121 Hillel H1985 Pirathonite H6553 died H4191 (H8799) buried H6912 (H8735) Pirathon...
CONTENTS: Second jealousy of Ephriam. CHARACTERS: God, Jeptha, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon. CONCLUSION: Proud men think all the honors wasted that they themselves did not win. Envy brings serious contentions...
Judges 12:3. _I put my life in my hands;_ a Hebraism of forcible import. David twice uses the same phrase. Now, to take the life of a man who had thus devoted himself, and whom God had honoured, was t...
_Abdon _. .. _ had forty sons and thirty nephews._ THE TIME OF PEACE For our instruction this we may learn, that in the time of peace, when there is freedom from war and persecution in a land, there...
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 12:13__ ABDON, the eleventh judge, was wealthy and had many children. ⇐...
_THE ARROGANT EPHRAIMITES AND JEPHTHAH—THE JUDGES WITHOUT FAME_ (Judges 12:1.) CRITICAL NOTES.— JUDGES 12:1. GATHERED THEMSELVES TOGETHER.] Not in a disorderly or tumultuous manner as some would take...
EXPOSITION JUDGES 12:8 IBZAN OF BETHLEHEM. It is uncertain whether Bethlehem of Judah is meant, or Bethlehem in the tribe of Zebu-lun, mentioned in Joshua 19:15. Josephus says that Ibzan was of the t...
Now, remember the men of Ephraim when Gideon came back having, you know, gotten the victory and they said, "Why didn't you call us?" Well here they are again, chapter twelve. AND the men of Ephraim ga...
1 Samuel 15:7; 2 Samuel 23:30; Exodus 17:8; Genesis 14:7; Judges 3:13;...
Mount of the Amalekites — So called from some remarkable exploit, done by, or upon the Amalekites in that place. It is strange, that in the history of all these judges, there is not so much as once me...