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Judges 18:17

Judges 18:17
And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And the five men that went out to spy the land went up and came thither,.... They first came to Micah's house, and…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

The five went back to Micah’s chapel (Micah’s house, Jdg 18:18) and took the ephod, teraphim, etc., and brought them to…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 18:14-26

The Danites had sent out their spies to find out a country for them, and they sped well in their search; but here, now…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

and came in … molten image Again, the clumsy and irregular construction as well as the contents of the clause shew that…