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 country of.
four whole months. Hebrew "days, four months", so some think = "a year and four months".
friendly. Hebrew "to her heart" = affectionately.
Jebus. At that time still occupied by Canaanites. See Joshua 10:1 ; Joshua 15:63 .
children = sons.
Gibeah. City of Benjamin; later, the residence of Saul (1 Samuel 10:26 ; 1 Samuel 11:4 ).
street = open place.
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 .
servants. Some codices, with three early printed editions, Aramaean, and Syriac, read "servant" (Singular).
sons of Belial = worthless scoundrels, sons of the devil.
door. Like Sodom (Genesis 19:4 ), a sign of the moral corruption which follows apostasy and accompanies idolatry.
the man. Another Lot in another Sodom.
wickedly. Hebrew. ra'a. App-44 .
door = entrance.
an = the.
Verse 1
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 country of.
Verse 2
four whole months. Hebrew "days, four months", so some think = "a year and four months".
Verse 3
friendly. Hebrew "to her heart" = affectionately.
Verse 10
Jebus. At that time still occupied by Canaanites. See Joshua 10:1 ; Joshua 15:63 .
Verse 12
children = sons.
Gibeah. City of Benjamin; later, the residence of Saul (1 Samuel 10:26 ; 1 Samuel 11:4 ).
Verse 15
street = open place.
Verse 18
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 .
Verse 19
servants. Some codices, with three early printed editions, Aramaean, and Syriac, read "servant" (Singular).
Verse 22
sons of Belial = worthless scoundrels, sons of the devil.
door. Like Sodom (Genesis 19:4 ), a sign of the moral corruption which follows apostasy and accompanies idolatry.
Verse 23
the man. Another Lot in another Sodom.
wickedly. Hebrew. ra'a. App-44 .
Verse 26
door = entrance.
Verse 28
an = the.