And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. APRÈS ABIMELECH, SE LEVA, POUR DÉFENDRE ISRAËL, TOLA - i: e., pour sauver. La délivrance était nécessaire aussi bien de l'usurpation intestinale que... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND HE JUDGED ISRAEL TWENTY AND THREE YEARS, AND DIED, AND WAS BURIED IN SHAMIR._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years. JAIR, UN GALAADITE. Ce juge était une personne différente du conquérant de ce territoire du nord-est, et fondateur de Havoth-jair, ou 'Jair's villages' (Nombres 32:41; Deutéronome 3:14; 1 Chroniques 2:22).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. IL AVAIT TRENTE FILS QUI MONTAIENT SUR TRENTE ÂNES MÂLES. C'est un trait caractéristique des mœurs orientales dans ces premiers temps; et... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND JAIR DIED, AND WAS BURIED IN CAMON._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him. LES ENFANTS... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon. LES PHILISTINS ET ... LES ENFANTS D'AMMON. Les incursions prédatrices de ces deux voisins hostiles se sont faites naturellement sur les parties de te... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THAT YEAR THEY VEXED AND OPPRESSED THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL: EIGHTEEN YEARS, ALL THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL THAT WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE JORDAN IN THE LAND OF THE AMORITES, WHICH IS IN GILEAD._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim. NOUS AVONS PÉCHÉ CONTRE TOI. La première étape de la repentance est la confession du péché; et la meilleure preuve de sa sincérité est donnée par le... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines? LE SEIGNEUR A DIT ... JE NE VOUS AI PAS DÉLIVRÉE. Les communications enregistrées dans ce verset et les suivants ont très probable... [ Continuer la lecture ]
The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand. MAONITES - i: e., Madianites.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_YET YE HAVE FORSAKEN ME, AND SERVED OTHER GODS: WHEREFORE I WILL DELIVER YOU NO MORE._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. SON ÂME ÉTAIT AFFLIGÉE PAR LA MISÈRE D'ISRAËL. Après leur abandon de l'idolâtrie et leur retour à la pureté du culte, Dieu a gracieusement abrégé le terme d'affliction nati... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh. LES ENFANTS D'AMMON ÉTAIENT RASSEMBLÉS. Après avoir mené une guerre de guérilla, les Ammonites ont poursuivi leur campagne, leur objectif f... [ Continuer la lecture ]