Verse 9
"And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they have committed lewdness."
"Shechem ..." This was another of the cities of refuge; and, although speculative, it may be supposed that the priests of these cities, which were charged with providing refuge to persons guilty of involuntary manslaughter, were intent on robbing and plundering those persons instead of receiving and protecting them. Any person making a forced and sudden change of residence to a city of refuge would quite naturally have brought any wealth that he might have owned on his person, making such victims attractive indeed to the rapacious priesthood.
"They have committed lewdness ..." This was the "business in hand" as far as the pagan priests of that era were concerned.
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