Jeremiah 41:5
“That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria,.... Places in the ten tribes, and which belonged to…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
These three towns all lay in the tribe of Ephraim, and in the district planted by Salmaneser with Cuthites; but through…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 41:1-10
It is hard to say which is more astonishing, God's permitting or men's perpetrating such villanies as here we find…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria These three towns were in Ephraim, and thus the pilgrims were descendants of…
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