Bible Commentary

And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah. i.e. To the town in which his house was, for they were not yet entered into it. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole And they passed thence unto Mount Ephraim,…. Steering their coast still northward; this, according … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 18:13”

And they went up, and pitched in Kirjath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan unto this day: behold, [it is] behind Kirjath-jearim. 12. Kiriath-jrim ] i.e. city of woods; cf. Jos 9:17 P and 1Sa 6:21; 1Sa 7:1 f. Eusebius ( Onom. 109, 27. 271, 40) places it 9 Roman miles from Jerusalem … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 18:12”

And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war. 11. six hundred men ] Not the whole clan, but only the more enterprising members of it; the rest remained behind in the south. The armed men took their … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 18:11”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 18:10”

And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it [is] very good: and [are] ye still? be not slothful to go, [and] to enter to possess the land. 9, 10 . The reply of the spies is overcharged, and the sentences out of logical … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 18:9”

And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What [say] ye? 8. What say ye? ] A verb is wanted, such as the EV . supplies; perhaps what did ye find? or see? would be better. Moore ingeniously, on the basis of the LXX, what do ye … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 18:8”

Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that [were] therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and [there was] no magistrate in the land, that might put [them] to shame in [any] thing; and they [were] far from the Zidonians, and had … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 18:7”

And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD [is] your way wherein ye go. 6. before the Lord ] i.e. under His favourable regard. Cf. 1Sa 1:17, 1Ki 22:6 for similar responses. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Before the Lord … – i. e. He looks favorably upon … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 18:6”

And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous. 5. Ask counsel of God ] i.e. by means of the ephod or sacred lot. To consult the divine will in this way was one of the special functions of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 18:5”

And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest. 4. and he hath hired me ] points to Jdg 17:10-11 a; so a continuation of that narrative. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And he said unto them, thus and thus … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 18:4”