士師記 18:29-31 JCB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 18:27-31

Here is, I. Laish conquered by the Danites. They proceeded on their march, and, because they met with no disaster, perhaps concluded they had not done amiss in robbing Micah. Many justify themselves in their impiety by their prosperity. Observe, 1. What posture they found the people of Laish in, both those of the city and those of the country about. They were quiet and secure, not jealous of the five spies that had been among them to search out the land, nor had they any intelligence of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 18:29

And they called the name of the city Dan ,.... The name of their tribe, and to show that though they were at the furthest part of the land northward, and at such a distance from their tribe, which lay to the southwest, yet they belonged to it: after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel ; one of the twelve sons of Jacob or Israel: however, the name of the city was Laish at first ; which signifies a "lion", and might be so called from its being infested with lions,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 18:30

And the children of Dan set up the graven image ,.... In their new city Dan, and very probably had a house built for it, peculiar to it, in the same place where Jeroboam, in later times, set up one of his golden calves. The Danites having succeeded, according to the oracle in Micah's house, they had a very great veneration for the images they brought away with them from thence, and set them up for religious worship in a proper place; for though only mention is made of the graven image, yet... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 18:31

And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made ,.... Which is repeated for the sake of the time of its continuance next expressed: all the time the house of God was in Shiloh ; which, according to some Jewish writers F7 Maimon. in Misn. Zebachim, c. 14. sect. 6. & Bartenora in ib. sect. 7. , was three hundred and sixty years; that is, so long as the tabernacle was there, which was afterwards removed to Nob. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 18:29

Called the name of the city Dan - This city was afterwards very remarkable as one of the extremities of the promised land. The extent of the Jewish territories was generally expressed by the phrase, From Dan to Beer-Sheba; that is, From the most northern to the southern extremity. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 18:30

The children of Dan set up the graven image - They erected a chapel, or temple, among themselves, as Micah had done before; having the same implements and the same priest. And Jonathan the son of Gershom - Either this was the name of the young Levite; or they had turned him off, and got this Jonathan in his place. The son Manasseh - Who this Manasseh was, none can tell; nor does the reading appear to be genuine. He could not be Manasseh the son of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 18:30-31

In the Hebrew text the name here rendered Manasseh is written MN)- SH. Without the “N” (nun) suspended over the line, the word may be read: Moses, whose son was Gershom Exodus 2:22, whose son or descendant Jonathan clearly was. The Masoretes, probably grieved that a descendant of Moses should have been implicated in idolatrous worship, adopted this expedient for disguising the fact without absolutely falsifying the text. The Vulgate has “Moses”, the Septuagint “Manasses”.These verses seem to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 18:27-29

Judges 18:27-29. And burned the city with fire Not wholly, but in a great measure, to make their conquest more easy. They built a city Or, rather, repaired and enlarged that which they found there. After the name of Dan That it might be manifest they belonged to the tribe of Dan, though they were settled at a great distance from them in the most northerly part of the land; whereas the lot of their tribe was in the southern part of Canaan. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 18:30

Judges 18:30. The children of Dan set up the graven image Having succeeded in their expedition, according to the prediction they supposed they had through the image, they had a great veneration for it. And as soon as they had completed their city, they set it up, and chose a minister to officiate for them, probably the Levite who had acted as priest for Micah, and is, at length, named here, Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh: not of that Manasseh who was the head of the tribe... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Judges 18:1-31

17:1-21:25 TRIBAL DISORDER WITHIN ISRAELThe writer of the book has now finished his account of the activity of the judges. To this he adds an appendix consisting of two stories (not necessarily placed in their correct chronological position in the book) that illustrate the disorder that existed in Israel during that period. The nation had no central government and people in the various tribes did as they pleased (see 17:6; 18:1; 19:1; 21:25). The stories record important changes that occurred... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 18:27-31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 18:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 18:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 18:31

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 18:29

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 18:30

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 18:30-31

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 18:27-29

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 18:30

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Judges 18:1-31

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