Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 18:10

When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where [there is] no want of any thing that [is] in the earth.

God hath given it into your hands: this they gather partly from Gods word or promise, which they supposed they had from the Levites mouth; and partly from his providence, which hath so disposed them, that they will be an easy prey to you.

Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole

When ye go, ye shall come to a people secure, and to a large land,…. For though it was but one city, the territories of it were large, and the villages belonging to it might be many; which, with the security of the people, might easily be surprised and taken, not being upon their guard, are the arguments used by the spies to encourage their countrymen to go up and take it, to which they add others:

for God hath given it into your hands; which they concluded from the state and condition they found the people in, thoughtless and defenceless; or it may be on account of the oracle in Micah’s house they had consulted, and to which they gave credit; though some think their faith was grounded upon this place being given by lot to the tribe of Dan, but this does not appear:

a place where there is no want of anything that is in the earth; in the land of Canaan; meaning, that there was nothing in the whole land but might be found there, as wheat and barley, vines, fig trees, pomegranates, olives, and honey, with all other necessaries and conveniences of life.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

“ When ye arrive, ye will come to a secure people (i.e., a people living in careless security, and therefore very easy to overcome); and the land is broad on both sides (i.e., furnishes space to dwell in, and also to extend: vid., Gen 34:21; 1Ch 4:40); for God has given it into your hand.” They infer this from the oracular reply they had received from the Levite (Jdg 18:6). “ A place where there is no want of anything that is in the land (of Canaan).”

Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament

(10) To a large land.Literally, wide on both hands (Gen. 34:11). This well describes the position of Tel el-Kadi. (See Notes on Jdg. 18:7; Jdg. 18:28.)

God hath given it into your hands.Of this they feel confident, from the interpretation which they put upon the oracular response given them by Jonathan in Jdg. 18:6.

Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)

“ When you go, you will come to a people living securely, and to a land that is ample, for God has given it into your hands, a place where there is no want of anything that is in the earth.”

They pointed out that there they would be both secure and able to expand and prosper for it was a land of plenty and large enough to contain them all. Further, they stressed, God had given it into their hands. Had not the priest told them so? Note again that it is God and not Yahweh. Yahweh was not in this venture. They were going in disobedience to His will.

Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett

Jdg 18:10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where [there is] no want of any thing that [is] in the earth.

Ver. 10. A place where there is no want of anything. ] And might therefore have been called Macaria, or Blessed; as the island Cyprus was of old, because of the abundance of commodities which it sendeth to other countries, of whom it craveth no help again. a The people therein generally lived so at ease and pleasure, that therefore the island was dedicated to Venus, who was therehence called Cypria. Sextus Rufus, writing thereof, saith, Cyprus, famous for its wealth, solicited the poverty of the people of Rome to seize upon it. Ita ut ius eius insulae avarius magis quam iustius simus assecuti: so that we got that island more covetously than justly. So did the Danites this city of Laish, if at least, as some will have it, it belonged to the tribe of Asher, and not to them.

a Turk. Hist.

Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)