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Barnes' Notes on Judges 5:8

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The “war in the gates” describes the hostile attacks of the Canaanites, which were the punishment of the idolatry of the Israelites (compare the marginal references), and the reduction of Israel to an unarmed and unresisting state under the Philistine dominion. See Judges 3:31 note. return to 'Top of Page'
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