IN THOSE DAYS. In the same days as Ch. Judges 18:1. Soon after the death of Joshua. Figure of speech _Hysterologia._ App-6. NO KING. See note on Judges 18:1. A CERTAIN LEVITE. The house of God neglected. Priests and Levites unemployed and wandering about. Compare Judges 17:7. MOUNT. the hill coun... [ Continue Reading ]
FOUR WHOLE MONTHS. Hebrew "days, four months", so some think. "a year and four months".... [ Continue Reading ]
FRIENDLY. Hebrew "to her heart". affectionately.... [ Continue Reading ]
JEBUS. At that time still occupied by Canaanites. See Joshua 10:1; Joshua 15:63.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHILDREN. sons. GIBEAH. City of Benjamin; later, the residence of Saul (1 Samuel 10:26; 1 Samuel 11:4).... [ Continue Reading ]
STREET. open place.... [ Continue Reading ]
GOING. His direction was towards mount Ephraim, not to Shiloh! THE HOUSE OF THE LORD. So Micah's temple was already called. Compare Judges 18:31. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]
SERVANTS. Some codices, with three early printed editions, Aramaean, and Syriac, read "servant" (Singular).... [ Continue Reading ]
SONS OF BELIAL. worthless scoundrels, sons of the devil. DOOR. Like Sodom (Genesis 19:4),. sign of the moral corruption which follows apostasy and accompanies idolatry.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MAN. Another Lot in another Sodom. WICKEDLY. Hebrew. _ra'a._ App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]
DOOR. entrance.... [ Continue Reading ]
AN. the.... [ Continue Reading ]