SEV Biblia, Chapter 2:7
Y el pueblo había servido al SEÑOR todo el tiempo de Josué, y todo el tiempo de los ancianos que vivieron largos días después de Josué, los cuales habían visto todas las grandes obras del SEÑOR, que el había hecho con Israel.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 7. And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the Lord that he did for Israel .] In Egypt, at the Red sea, in the wilderness, at the river Jordan, and in the land of Canaan; (see Gill on “ Joshua 24:31”). The Jews say, the elders died on the fifth of Shebet, which answers to part of January and part of February, on which account a fast was kept on that day.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 6-23 - We have a general idea of the course of things in Israel, during the time of the Judges. The nation made themselves as mean and miserable by forsaking God, as they would have been great and happy if they ha continued faithful to him. Their punishment answered to the evil the had done. They served the gods of the nations round about them, eve the meanest, and God made them serve the princes of the nations roun about them, even the meanest. Those who have found God true to his promises, may be sure that he will be as true to his threatenings. He might in justice have abandoned them, but he could not for pity do it The Lord was with the judges when he raised them up, and so they becam saviours. In the days of the greatest distress of the church, ther shall be some whom God will find or make fit to help it. The Israelite were not thoroughly reformed; so mad were they upon their idols, and s obstinately bent to backslide. Thus those who have forsaken the goo ways of God, which they have once known and professed, commonly gro most daring and desperate in sin, and have their hearts hardened. Their punishment was, that the Canaanites were spared, and so they wer beaten with their own rod. Men cherish and indulge their corrup appetites and passions; therefore God justly leaves them to themselves under the power of their sins, which will be their ruin. God has tol us how deceitful and desperately wicked our hearts are, but we are no willing to believe it, until by making bold with temptation we find it true by sad experience. We need to examine how matters stand with ourselves, and to pray without ceasing, that we may be rooted an grounded in love, and that Christ may dwell in our hearts by faith. Le us declare war against every sin, and follow after holiness all ou days __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויעבדו 5647 העם 5971 את 853 יהוה 3068 כל 3605 ימי 3117 יהושׁע 3091 וכל 3605 ימי 3117 הזקנים 2205 אשׁר 834 האריכו 748 ימים 3117 אחרי 310 יהושׁוע 3091 אשׁר 834 ראו 7200 את 853 כל 3605 מעשׂה 4639 יהוה 3068 הגדול 1419 אשׁר 834 עשׂה 6213 לישׂראל׃ 3478
