1 Samuel 12:9

9 “Seus antepassados, porém, se esqueceram do SENHOR seu Deus; então ele os vendeu a Sísera, o comandante do exército de Hazor, aos filisteus e ao rei de Moabe, que lutaram contra eles.

1 Samuel 12:9 Meaning and Commentary

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 hand:

and into the hand of the Philistines:
as they were in and before the times of Samson, ( Judges 13:1 )

and into the hand of the king of Moab;
as in the times of Ehud, ( Judges 3:14 Judges 3:15 ) , the exact order of these things is not observed:

and they fought against them;
the king of Moab, Sisera, and the Philistines, and overcame them, and so they fell into their hands.

1 Samuel 12:9 In-Context

7 Agora, pois, fiquem aqui, porque vou entrar em julgamento com vocês perante o SENHOR, com base nos atos justos realizados pelo SENHOR em favor de vocês e dos seus antepassados.

8 “Depois que Jacó entrou no Egito, eles clamaram ao SENHOR, e ele enviou Moisés e Arão para tirar os seus antepassados do Egito e os estabelecer neste lugar.

9 “Seus antepassados, porém, se esqueceram do SENHOR seu Deus; então ele os vendeu a Sísera, o comandante do exército de Hazor, aos filisteus e ao rei de Moabe, que lutaram contra eles.

10 Eles clamaram ao SENHOR, dizendo: ‘Pecamos, abandonando o SENHOR e prestando culto aos baalins e aos postes sagrados. Agora, porém, liberta-nos das mãos dos nossos inimigos, e nós prestaremos culto a ti’.

11 Então o SENHOR enviou Jerubaal, Baraque, Jefté e Samuel, e os libertou das mãos dos inimigos que os rodeavam, de modo que vocês viveram em segurança.