Judges 5:9

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD!”

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BSBPD

“My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD!”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“My heart is toward the governors of Israel, That offered themselves willingly among the people: Bless ye Jehovah.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“My heart <FI>is<Fi> to the lawgivers of Israel, Who are offering themselves willingly among the people, Bless ye Jehovah!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 5:9 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 5:2“When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD.
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:9And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.
  3. 2 Chronicles 17:16and next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer for the LORD, and with him 200,000 mighty men of valor.
  4. 2 Chronicles 31:8When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.
  5. Psalms 103:2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
  6. Psalms 110:3Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.
  7. 2 Corinthians 8:3For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,
  8. 2 Corinthians 8:12For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
  9. 2 Corinthians 8:17For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.
  10. 2 Corinthians 9:5So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the bountiful gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.

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