2For that the leaders took the lead in Israel, for that the people offered themselves willingly, bless ye the LORD.


In Context

1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,

2 For that the leaders took the lead in Israel, for that the people offered themselves willingly, bless ye the LORD.

3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel.

4 LORD, when thou wentest forth out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, yea, the clouds dropped water.

Judges 5:2 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:2"When the princes in Israel take the lead, when the people willingly offer themselves- praise the LORD !

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:2Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:2For that the leaders took the lead in Israel, For that the people offered themselves willingly, Bless ye Jehovah.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:2O you of Israel, that have willingly offered your lives to danger, bless the Lord.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2|That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, bless the LORD!

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2|Because the leaders took the lead in Israel, because the people offered themselves willingly, be blessed, Yahweh!

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2'For freeing freemen in Israel, For a people willingly offering themselves Bless ye Jehovah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:2Praise you the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.