Shìshījì 3:13

13 Yījīlún zhāo jù Yàmén rén hé Yàmǎlì rén , qù gōngdǎ Yǐsèliè rén , zhān jū zōng shù chéng .

Shìshījì 3:13 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 3:13

And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek,
&c.] Either the Lord gathered them to Eglon, inclined them to enter into a confederacy with him, to assist in the war against Israel; or the king of Moab got them to join with him in it, they being his neighbours, and enemies to Israel, and especially Amalek:

and went and smote Israel;
first the two tribes and a half, which lay on that side Jordan Moab did, whom it is reasonable to suppose he would attack first; and having defeated them, he came over Jordan:

and possessed the city of the palm trees;
Jericho, as the Targum, which was set with palm trees; see ( Deuteronomy 34:3 ) ( Judges 1:16 ) ; not the city itself, for that was destroyed by Joshua, and not rebuilt until the time of Ahab; but the country, about it, or, as Abarbinel thinks, a city that was near it; here Josephus says ^F20 he had his royal palace; it is probable he built a fort or garrison here, to secure the fords of Jordan, and his own retreat; as well as to keep up a communication with his own people, and prevent the tribes of the other side giving any assistance to their brethren, if able and disposed to do it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 Antiqu. l. 5. c. 4. sect. 1.

Shìshījì 3:13 In-Context

11 Yúshì guó zhōng taìpíng sì shí nián . Jīnàsī de érzi Étuóniè sǐ le .

12 Yǐsèliè rén yòu xíng Yēhéhuá yǎn zhōng kàn wéi è de shì , Yēhéhuá jiù shǐ Móyē wáng Yījīlún qiángshèng , gōngjī Yǐsèliè rén .

13 Yījīlún zhāo jù Yàmén rén hé Yàmǎlì rén , qù gōngdǎ Yǐsèliè rén , zhān jū zōng shù chéng .

14 Yúshì Yǐsèliè rén fúshì Móyē wáng Yījīlún shí bā nián .

15 Yǐsèliè rén hū qiú Yēhéhuá de shíhou , Yēhéhuá jiù wèi tāmen xīngqǐ yī wèi zhĕngjiù zhĕ , jiù shì Biànyǎmǐn rén Jīlā de érzi yǐ hù . tā shì zuǒshǒu biàn lì de . Yǐsèliè rén tuō tā sòng lǐwù gĕi Móyē wáng Yījīlún .