Judges 1:7
their thumbs: Heb. the thumbs of their hands and of their feet, This was not an unusual act of cruelty in ancient times towards enemies. - Alian informs us, that in after ages "the Athenians, at the instigation of Cleon, son of Cleoenetus, made a decree that all the inhabitants of the island of Agina should have the thumb cut off from the right hand, so that they might ever after be disabled from holding a spear, yet might handle an oar." It was a custom among those Romans who did not like a military life, to cut off their thumbs, that they might be incapable of serving in the army; and for the same reason, parents sometimes cut off the thumbs of their children. gathered: or, gleaned as I have: Exo 21:23-25, Lev 24:19-21, 1Sa 15:33, Isa 33:1, Mat 7:1, Mat 7:2, Luk 6:37, Luk 6:38, Rom 2:15, Jam 2:13, Rev 13:10, Rev 16:6 Reciprocal: Gen 19:36 - General Gen 29:25 - wherefore Gen 42:21 - we saw Gen 44:16 - God hath Exo 14:26 - the waters Exo 21:24 - General 1Sa 11:11 - slew 2Sa 1:10 - slew 2Sa 10:19 - servants 1Ki 16:11 - he slew 1Ki 20:1 - Thirty and two 1Ki 21:19 - In the place 2Ki 11:16 - there was she slain 2Ch 12:6 - the Lord 2Ch 23:15 - they slew her there Est 8:12 - one day Psa 9:16 - known Psa 10:14 - to requite Psa 59:11 - Slay Psa 107:40 - contempt Psa 149:8 - General Pro 12:10 - but Jer 34:17 - behold Jer 50:15 - as she Jer 51:49 - As Babylon Lam 1:18 - Lord Eze 31:11 - he shall surely deal with him Dan 11:18 - he shall cause Joe 3:7 - and will Oba 1:15 - as Luk 7:29 - justified