Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 18:16
And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which [were] of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.
16. The whole of this verse seems to be a mistaken repetition of Jdg 18:17 b; both the grammar and the construction of the sentence are faulty. Budde, however, would transpose the verse to Jdg 18:18 after molten image.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war,…. Who were armed men, and marched with their armour about them:
which were of the children of Dan; for no other were concerned in this expedition: stood by the entering of the gate; not of Micah’s house, but of the city in which his house was; here they stood while the five men went up to the house.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
The 600 men, however, placed themselves before the door.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
16. Stood by the entering of the gate The gate or doorway that led to Micah’s sanctuary is meant. By this the six hundred stationed themselves to prevent any one from hindering the five men as they took possession of Micah’s gods.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
‘ And the six hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.’
Meanwhile the six hundred warriors were waiting at ‘the entering of the gate’. This may have been the gate of the city, so as not to frighten the inhabitants, or possibly a gate leading to Micah’s property which would thus seem to have been fairly extensive, a small township in itself, for we note that no name of a town is given in the narrative. The six hundred wanted their presence to be noted in case of any trouble.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Jdg 18:16 And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which [were] of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.
Ver. 16. Stood by the entering of the gate. ] To aid the thieves, if there should be any opposition made against them. So that here met those two ways of theft mentioned by Nazianzen, , or crafty contrivance, and , rapine and violence.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
six hundred: Jdg 18:11