Judges 10:15

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Judges 10:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the children of Israel said unto Jehovah, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; only deliver us, we pray thee, this day.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the children of Israel said unto Jehovah, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; only deliver us, we pray thee, this day.
Judges 10:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Judges 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15And the children of Israel said unto Jehovah, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; only deliver us, we pray thee, this day.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, we have sinned, etc.] By serving other gods particularly; and they seemed to have a true sense of their sin, and their confessions of it to be ingenuous, by what follows: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; inflict what punishment he would upon them, as famine or pestilence, they could not but own it would be just and righteous, and what their sins deserved: deliver us only, we pray thee, this day; out of the hands of men; they chose rather to fall into the hands of God; and however he thought fit to deal with them, they entreated that this once he would save them out of the hands of their enemies.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Do thou unto us - Do not give us up into the hands of these cruel men, but do thou chastise us with thine own hand as much as thou pleasest; if we be not more faithful and constant to thee, than we have hitherto been. Judges 10:16”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“We have sinned: Sa2 12:13, Sa2 24:10; Job 33:27; Pro 28:13; Jo1 1:8-10 do thou: Jos 9:25; Sa1 3:18; Sa2 10:12, Sa2 15:26; Jon 2:4, Jon 3:9 seemeth: etc. Heb. is good in thine eyes deliver: Sa2 24:14; Job 34:31, Job 34:32 Judges 10:16”
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