Judges 3:4
And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And they were to prove Israel by them,.... They were left in the land, as to inure them to war, and try their courage, so to prove their faithfulness to God:
to know whether they would hearken to…
We are here told what remained of the old inhabitants of Canaan. 1. There were some of them that kept together in united bodies, unbroken (Jdg 3:3): The five lords of the Philistines, namely, Ashdod,…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
to prove Israel leads back to the thought of Jdg 2:22 and Jdg 3:1, and prepares the way for Jdg 3:3. The verse seems to be a later editorial adaptation.
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