Judges 3:10

And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Spirit	רֽוּחַ Ru.ach-	H7307	wind · noun, common feminine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָה֮ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
judged	וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט vai.yish.Pot	H8199	to judge · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
out	וַיֵּצֵא֙ vai.ye.Tze'	H3318	to go (causatively · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
war	לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה la.mil.cha.Mah	H4421	a battle (i.e. the engagement) · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
delivered	וַיִּתֵּ֤ן vai.yi.Ten	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Chushan-rishathaim	כּוּשַׁ֥ן ku.Shan	H3573	Cushan-Rishathajim · proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Mesopotamia	אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם ʼĂram Nahărayim	H763	Aram of (the) two rivers (Euphrates and Tigris) or Meso…
hand	בְּיָד֔וֹ be.ya.Do	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
hand	יָד֔וֹ ya.Do	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
prevailed	וַתָּ֣עָז va.Ta.'oz	H5810	to be stout (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
Chushan-rishathaim	רִשְׁעָתַ֖יִם rish.'a.Ta.yim	H3573	Cushan-Rishathajim · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Judges 11:29 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh o…
Judges 13:25 And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
Judges 14:6 And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told…
Judges 14:19 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change o…
1 Samuel 11:6 And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.
2 Chronicles 15:1 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
Judges 6:34 But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abi-ezer was gathered after him.
Numbers 24:2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 3:8-11

We now come to the records of the government of the particular judges, the first of which was Othniel, in whom the story of this book is knit to that of Joshua, for even in Joshua's time Othniel began to be famous, by which it appears that it was not long after Israel's settlement in Canaan before their purity began to be corrupted and their peace (by consequence) disturbed. And those who have taken pains to enquire into the sacred chronology are generally agreed that the Danites' idolatry, and the war with the Benjamites for abusing the Levite's concubine, though related in the latter end of this book, happened about this time, under or before the government of Othniel, who, though a judge,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 3:10

The Spirit of the Lord came upon him and he judged Israel, and went out to war--Impelled by a supernatural influence, he undertook the difficult task of government at this national crisis--addressing himself to promote a general reformation of manners, the abolition of idolatry, and the revival of pure religion. After these preliminary measures, he collected a body of choice warriors to expel the foreign oppressors. the Lord delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim--No details are given of this war, which, considering the resources of so potent a monarch, must have been a determined struggle. But the Israelitish arms…

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John Gill on Judges 3:10

And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him,.... Moved him to engage in this work of delivering Israel, inspired him with courage, and filled him with every needful gift, qualifying him for it; the Targum interprets it the spirit of prophecy; it seems father to be the spirit of counsel and courage, of strength and fortitude of body and mind: and he judged Israel; took upon him the office of a judge over them, and executed it; very probably the first work he set about was to reprove them for their sins, and convince them of them, and reform them from their idolatry, and restore among them the pure worship of God; and this he did first before he took up arms for them: and he went out to war; ra…

Dictionary and topics

Chushanrishathaim — (chief of two governments), the king of Mesopotamia who oppressed Israel during eight years in the generation immediately following Joshua. (Judges 3:8) (B.C. after 1420.) His yoke was broken from…
Cushan — Probably a poetic or prolonged name of the land of Cush, the Arabian Cush (Hab. 3:7). Some have, however, supposed this to be the same as Chushan-rishathaim (Judg. 3:8, 10), i.e., taking the latter…
Goad — (Heb. malmad, only in Judg. 3: 31), an instrument used by ploughmen for guiding their oxen. Shamgar slew six hundred Philistines with an ox-goad. “The goad is a formidable weapon. It is sometimes ten…
Mesopotamia — The country between the two rivers (Heb. Aram-naharaim; i.e., “Syria of the two rivers”), the name given by the Greeks and Romans to the region between the Euphrates and the Tigris (Gen. 24:10; Deut.…
Chushan-Rishathaim · King of Me — King of Me
Judge · 1. Othniel — 1. Othniel
Judges, Extraordinary · Names of: Othniel — Names of: Othniel
Judgments · May be averted by: Prayer — May be averted by: Prayer
Mesopotamia · General references — General references
Othniel · Becomes the — Becomes the

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).

Judges 3:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 3:8-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 3:10

John Gill on Judges 3:10

Dictionary and topics

Judges 3:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 3:8-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 3:10

John Gill on Judges 3:10

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 3:7-11

Rashi on Judges 3:10