Judges 10 · Verse 9

Judges 10:9

Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.
Judges 10:9, King James Version

Judges 10:9 in other translations

BSBThe Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.
WEBThe children of Ammon passed over the Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was very distressed.
ASVAnd the children of Ammon passed over the Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.
YLTAnd the Bene-Ammon pass over the Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim, and Israel hath great distress.
DARBYAnd the children of Ammon passed over the Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; and Israel was greatly distressed.
BBEAnd the children of Ammon went over Jordan, to make war against Judah and Benjamin and the house of Ephraim; and Israel was in great trouble.
WebsterMoreover, the children of Ammon passed over Jordan, to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was greatly distressed.

What does Judges 10:9 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 10:6-9

Now the threatening was fulfilled, that the Israelites should have no power to stand before their enemies, Le 26:17, 37. By their evil ways and their evil doings they procured this to themselves.

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Judges 10:9 in the original Hebrew

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וַיַּעַבְר֤וּvai.ya.'av.Ruand they passed overH5674
בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121
עַמּוֹן֙'a.mOnAmmonH5983
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383
לְהִלָּחֵ֛םle.hi.la.Chemto fightH3898
גַּם\־gam-alsoH1571
בִּיהוּדָ֥הbi.hu.Dahagainst JudahH3063
וּבְבִנְיָמִ֖יןu.ve.vin.ya.Minand against BenjaminH1144
וּבְבֵ֣יתu.ve.Veitand against [the] house ofH1004
אֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669
וַתֵּ֥צֶרva.Te.tzerand it was distressH3334
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'Elto IsraelH3478
מְאֹֽד\׃me.'OdexceedinglyH3966

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Cross references for Judges 10:9

  • Judges 3:12-13

    And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord. And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.

  • 2 Chronicles 14:9

    And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.

  • 1 Samuel 28:15

    And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:1-2

    It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazon–tamar, which is En–gedi.

  • Judges 6:3-5

    And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them; And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass. For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.

  • Deuteronomy 28:65

    And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:

  • 2 Chronicles 15:5

    And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.

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passed.
3:12,13; 6:3-5; 2Ch 14:9; 20:1,2
distressed.
De 28:65; 1Sa 28:15; 2Ch 15:5

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Context

  • Judges 10:8

    And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.

  • Judges 10:9

    Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.

  • Judges 10:10

    And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.

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Judges 10:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y los hijos de Ammón pasaron el Jordán para hacer también guerra contra Judá, y contra Benjamín, y la casa de Ephraim: y fué Israel en gran manera afligido.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les fils d’Ammon passèrent le Jourdain pour faire la guerre aussi contre Juda et contre Benjamin, et contre la maison d’Éphraïm. Et Israël fut dans une grande détresse.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Kinder Ammon zogen über den Jordan, um auch wider Juda und wider Benjamin und wider das Haus Ephraim zu streiten; und Israel wurde sehr bedrängt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
in tantum ut filii Ammon, Jordane transmisso, vastarent Judam et Benjamin et Ephraim: afflictusque est Israël nimis.