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


In Context

1 On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:

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

3 "Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers! I will sing to the LORD , I will sing; I will make music to the LORD , the God of Israel.

4 "O LORD , when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the land of Edom, the earth shook, the heavens poured, the clouds poured down water.

Judges 5:2 in Other Translations

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 English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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