1 Samuel 12:9

“But they forgot Yahweh their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them.

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WEBBE

But they forgot the LORD their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them.

BSB

But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.

KJV

And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

ASV

But they forgat Jehovah their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them.

BBE

But they were false to the Lord their God, and he gave them up into the hands of Sisera, captain of the army of Jabin, king of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the king of Moab, who made war against them.

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וַיִּשְׁכְּחוּ vai·yish·ke·chu and they forgot H7911 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֵיהֶם 'e·lo·hei·hem God their H430 וַיִּמְכֹּר vai·yim·kor and he sold H4376 אֹתָם 'o·tam (marks the object) them H853 בְּיַד be·yad in [the] hand of H3027 סִיסְרָא si·se·ra' Sisera H5516 שַׂר־ sar- [the] commander of H8269 צְבָא tze·va' [the] army of H6635 חָצוֹר cha·tzor Hazor H2674 וּבְיַד־ u·ve·yad- and in [the] hand of H3027 פְּלִשְׁתִּים pe·lish·tim [the] Philistines H6430 וּבְיַד u·ve·yad and in [the] hand of H3027 מֶלֶךְ me·lekh [the] king of H4428 מוֹאָב mo·'av Moab H4124 וַיִּלָּחֲמוּ vai·yi·la·cha·mu and they fought H3898 בָּם bam against (the) them H9038

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 6–15

The work of ministers is to reason with people; not only to exhort and direct, but to persuade, to convince men's judgments, and so to gain their wills and affections. Samuel reasons of the righteous acts of the Lord. Those who follow God faithfully, he will enable to continue following him. Disobedience would certainly be the ruin of Israel. We mistake if we think that we can escape God's justice, by trying to shake off his dominion. If we resolve that God shall not rule us, yet he will judge us.

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Cross-references

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People & places

MoabSisera HazorMoab

Topics

Afflictions And AdversitiesPrayerHazorSisera

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.