Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
And Deborah, a prophetess--A woman of extraordinary knowledge, wisdom, and piety, instructed in divine knowledge by the Spirit and accustomed to interpret His will; who acquired an extensive influence, and was held in universal respect, insomuch that she became the animating spirit of the government and discharged all the special duties of a judge, except that of military leader.
the wife of Lapidoth--rendered by some, "a woman of splendors."
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
1 Samuel 3:1
1 Kings 9:11
Ezekiel 13:17
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