1 Samuel 12:9

he sold them God's abandonment of His people to their enemies is described under the figure of sale, just as the deliverance of them is called redemptionor buying back. Cp. Judges 2:14; Judges 3:8; Psalms 44:12.

The three chief oppressors of Israel during the period of the Judges are mentioned. (1) The Canaanites, who were led by Sisera, general of the army of King Jabin. Their chief city was Hazor (stronghold) situated on the high ground west of the Lake of Merom, where Jebel Hadîrehperhaps still preserves the name. This oppression lasted for 20 years. See Judges 4:5. (2) The Philistines. See Judges 3:31; Judges 10:7; Judges 13:1, and Note IV. p. 238. (3) The Moabites under Eglon. See Judges 3:12-30.