Judges 5:3 KJV — MannaFest

Judges 5:3

Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.

KJV

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ASV

Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, evenI, will sing unto Jehovah; I will sing praise to Jehovah, the God of Israel.

WEB

Listen, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I will sing to the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel.

YLT

Hear, ye kings; give ear, ye princes, I, to Jehovah, I--I do sing, I sing praise to Jehovah, God of Israel.

DBT

Hear, ye kings; give ear, ye princes, I, [even] I, will sing to Jehovah; I will hymn to Jehovah theGod of Israel.

About this book

Old Testament

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Judges — The post-conquest slide into cyclical apostasy. Twelve judges delivering Israel from successive oppressors, a pattern repeating seven times, and an appendix whose violence diagnoses a nation with no king.

Author: Anonymous; rabbinic tradition attributes to Samuel (Bava Batra 14b)
Date: Events c. 1375–1050 BC; compilation during the early monarchy

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Psalms 78:1
Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
Psalms 138:4–5
All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
Ezra 7:21
And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
Psalms 119:46
I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
Psalms 2:10–12
Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

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The substance of this song transmits the memory of this great achievement. Comparing God's appearances for them on this occasion with his appearances to them on Mount Sinai,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

She looks back upon God's former appearances, and compares this with them, the more to magnify the glorious author of this great salvation. What God is doing should bring to our mind what he has done; for he is the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The princes - You especially that live near, and have evil designs against Israel, know this for your caution, and terror too, if you presume to molest them. God of Israel - Who, as you see by this plain instance, is both able and resolved to defend them from all their enemies.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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