5Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.
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Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.
It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me. …
He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. …
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God. …
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-19)We have here a decisive battle fought between the Jews and their enemies, in which the Jews were victorious. Neither side was surprised; for both had notice of it long enough before, so that it was a fair trial of skill between them. Nor could either side call the other rebels , for they were both supported by the royal authority. I. The enemies of the Jews were the aggressors. They hoped, notwith…
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