1 Samuel 12:9

And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
forgat	וַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּ vai.yish.ke.Chu	H7911	to mislay · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם 'e.lo.hei.Hem	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
sold	וַיִּמְכֹּ֣ר vai.yim.Kor	H4376	to sell · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
hand	בְּיַ֣ד be.Yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
Sisera	סִֽיסְרָא֩ si.se.Ra'	H5516	Sisera · proper noun, a man's name
captain	שַׂר sar-	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · noun, common masculine singular construct
host	צְבָ֨א tze.Va'	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · noun, common masculine singular construct
Hazor	חָצ֜וֹר cha.Tzor	H2674	Chatsor · proper noun, a place name
hand	וּבְיַד u.ve.yad-	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · conjunction + preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים pe.lish.Tim	H6430	a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth · noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
hand	וּבְיַד֙ u.ve.Yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · conjunction + preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Moab	מוֹאָ֔ב mo.'Av	H4124	Moab · proper noun, a place name
fought	וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ vai.yi.la.cha.Mu	H3898	to feed on · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Judges 3:12 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because…
Judges 4:2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Ha…
Judges 10:7 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…
Judges 13:1 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years…
Deuteronomy 32:18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
Deuteronomy 32:30 How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?
Judges 2:14 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into…
Judges 3:7-8 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 12:6-15

Samuel, having sufficiently secured his own reputation, instead of upbraiding the people upon it with their unkindness to him, sets himself to instruct them, and keep them in the way of their duty, and then the change of the government would be the less damage to them. I. He reminds them of the great goodness of God to them and to their fathers, gives them an abstract of the history of their nation, that, by the consideration of the great things God had done for them, they might be for ever engaged to love him and serve him. "Come," says he (Sa1 12:7), "stand still, stand in token of reverence when God is speaking to you, stand still in token of attention and composedness of mind, and give m…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 12:7

HE REPROVES THE PEOPLE FOR INGRATITUDE. (Sa1 12:6-16) Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you--The burden of this faithful and uncompromising address was to show them, that though they had obtained the change of government they had so importunely desired, their conduct was highly displeasing to their heavenly King; nevertheless, if they remained faithful to Him and to the principles of the theocracy, they might be delivered from many of the evils to which the new state of things would expose them. And in confirmation of those statements, no less than in evidence of the divine displeasure, a remarkable phenomenon, on the invocation of the prophet, and of which he gave due premo…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 12:9

The hand of Sisera - See these transactions in the book of Judges, Jdg 4:2 (note).

John Gill on 1 Samuel 12:9

And when they forgat the Lord their God,.... The worship of the Lord their God, as the Targum; that is, they fell into idolatry, which is a plain instance and proof of forgetfulness of God; for such that neglect his worship, and serve idols, may be truly said to forget him: he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor; who was general of the army of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor, Judges 4:2, where they are said to be sold into the hands of Jabin, here into the hands of Sisera; because it is highly probable he was sent against them by Jabin, and subdued them, as he afterwards was sent by him, when they rebelled against him, and were delivered out of his han…

Dictionary and topics

Hazor — Enclosed; fortified. (1.) A stronghold of the Canaanites in the mountains north of Lake Merom (Josh. 11:1-5). Jabin the king with his allied tribes here encountered Joshua in a great battle. Joshua…
Hazor · 1. A fortified city of Naphtali — 1. A fortified city of Naphtali
Sisera · Jael — Jael

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Samuel 12:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 12:6-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 12:7

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 12:9

John Gill on 1 Samuel 12:9

Dictionary and topics

1 Samuel 12:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 12:6-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 12:7

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 12:9

John Gill on 1 Samuel 12:9

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 12:7-12

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 12:9

Rashi on 1 Samuel 12:7