Richter 3:3

3 die fünf Fürsten der Philister und alle Kanaaniter und Zidonier und Hewiter, welche das Gebirge Libanon bewohnten, von dem Berge Baal-Hermon an, bis man nach Hamath kommt.

Richter 3:3 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 3:3

[Namely], five lords of the Philistines
The places they were lords of were Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron; see ( Joshua 13:3 ) ; three of these, Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, had been taken from them by Judah, since the death of Joshua, ( Judges 1:18 ) ; but they soon recovered them again, perhaps by the help of the other two. The Philistines were a people originally of Egypt, but came from thence and settled in these parts, and were here as early as in the times of Abraham, and were very troublesome neighbours to the Israelites in later times; see ( Genesis 10:14 ) ( Genesis 21:32 Genesis 21:33 ) ;

and all the Canaanites;
these were a particular tribe or nation in the land so called, which inhabited by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan, ( Numbers 13:29 ) ; otherwise this is the general name for the seven nations:

and the Sidonians;
the inhabitants of the famous city of Sidon, which had its name from the firstborn of Canaan, ( Genesis 10:15 ) ;

and the Hivites that dwelt in Mount Lebanon;
on the north of the land of Canaan:

from Mount Baalhermon;
the eastern part of Lebanon, the same with Baalgad, where Baal was worshipped:

unto the entering in of Hamath;
the boundary of the northern part of the land, which entrance led into the valley between Libanus and Antilibanus; see ( Numbers 34:8 ) ( Joshua 11:3 ) ( 13:5 ) .

Richter 3:3 In-Context

1 Und dies sind die Nationen, welche Jehova bleiben ließ, um Israel durch sie zu versuchen, alle, die nichts wußten von allen Kriegen Kanaans-

2 nur damit die Geschlechter der Kinder Israel Kenntnis von denselben bekämen, um sie den Krieg zu lehren: nur die, welche vordem nichts von denselben gewußt hatten: -

3 die fünf Fürsten der Philister und alle Kanaaniter und Zidonier und Hewiter, welche das Gebirge Libanon bewohnten, von dem Berge Baal-Hermon an, bis man nach Hamath kommt.

4 Und sie dienten dazu, Israel durch sie zu versuchen, um zu wissen, ob sie den Geboten Jehovas gehorchen würden, welche er ihren Vätern durch Mose geboten hatte.

5 Und die Kinder Israel wohnten inmitten der Kanaaniter, der Hethiter und der Amoriter und der Perisiter und der Hewiter und der Jebusiter;