Judges 18:5
“And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they said unto him, ask counsel, we pray thee, of God,.... They did not reprove him for assuming the priestly…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The sight of the ephod and teraphim suggested the notion of inquiring of God.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 18:1-6
Here is, 1. The eye which these Danites had upon Laish, not the whole tribe of Dan, but one family of them, to whose…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Ask counsel … of God i.e. by means of the ephod or sacred lot. To consult the divine will in this way was one of the…
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