Judges 18:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjathjearim. ”

Judges 18:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Kurjath-jearim - “ City of forests,” otherwise called “Kirjath-Baal” (marginal reference.), identified by Robinson with the modern “Kurit-el-Enab,” on the road from Jaffa to Jerusalem and by Conde...
Judges 18:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 17-18 . This section is the first of two supplements. It explains the origin of the famous shrine at Dan, and the naî veté of its moral and religious ideas proves how ancient it is. In not...
Judges 18:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Mahaneh-dan . camp of Dan ( Judges 13:25 ).
Judges 18:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjathjearim. Mahaneh-dan - "The camp of Dan;" so called f...
Judges 18:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And they went up, and pitched in Kirjath-je'arim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjath-je'arim. No JFB commentary on these verses....
Judges 18:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Danites go in Quest of an Inheritance. They rob Micah of his Images, capture and settle in Laish, and set up Idol-Worship there 1-10. The Danite Spies.
Judges 18:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In Kirjath-jearim. — Joshua 9:17 . The name means “city of forests.” The modern name is “city of grapes” ( Kuriet el Enab ). It is nine miles from Jerusalem, on the Jaffa road. Its original names...
Judges 18:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE STOLEN GODS Judges 17:1-13 , Judges 18:1-31 THE portion of the Book of Judges which begins with the seventeenth chapter and extends to the close is not in immediate connection with that wh...
Judges 18:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The account of the backsliding of individuals is followed by an illustration of its widespread existence among the people. While seeking new territory the Danites found Micah and the condition of thi...
Judges 18:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Though they seemed to be in earnest in their intended conquest of Laish, yet we see how slow they moved, that even a second day's march only brought them as far as the house of Micah.
Judges 18:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they went up and pitched in Kirjathjearim in Judah ,.... Of which place see Joshua 15:9 . According to Bunting a it was sixteen miles from Zorah and Eshtaol, and this was their first day's marc...
Judges 18:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, [it is] behind Kirjathjearim. Ver. 12. Called that place Mahanehdan....
Judges 18:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Mahaneh-dan That is, the camp of Dan. They came unto the house of Micah That is, to the town in which his house was, for they had not yet entered into it. Then answered the five men That is, th...
Judges 18:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

SPIES SENT FROM DAN TO SEEK PROPERTY (vv. 1-10) At that time, though the tribe of Dan had been allotted territory west of Benjamin, bordering the Mediterranean Sea ( Joshua 19:40-48 ), yet this...
Judges 18:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magis...
Judges 18:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Kirjath-jearim, called Kirjath-baal , Joshua 15:60 ; a city lying in the northern parts of Judah, in the road to Laish; yet not in the city, but in the fields belonging to it, as the following...
Judges 18:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And they went up and pitched in Kiriath-jearim in Judah, which is why they called the name of that place Mahaneh-dan to this day. Behold, it is behind Kiriath-jearim.' We came across this place...
Judges 18:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE IMAGE WORSHIP EXPANDING INTO TRIBAL IDOLATRY HOMILETICS I. The straits to which unbelief reduces the strong. Judges 18:1 . “The tribe of Dan sought them an inheritance to dwell in.” Not t...
Judges 18:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 18:1 . Inheritance had not fallen to them. Dan had the seventh lot, but not enough for all his families. Judges 18:5 . Ask counsel of God. Here was another total breach, both with God's...
Judges 18:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

The Danites sought them an inheritance . .. They set them up Micah’s graven image. The image-worship expanding into tribal idolatry I. The straits to which unbelief reduces the strong ( Judg...
Judges 18:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 18:1 In those days , etc. See Judges 17:6 . The tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance , etc. This does not mean that the whole tribe of Dan were still seeking...
Judges 18:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Danites Seek a New Location
Judges 18:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 13:5 ; 1 Chronicles 13:6 ; 1 Samuel 7:1 ; 2 Chronicles 1:4 ; Joshua 15:60 ; Judges 13:25
Judges 18:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Mahaneh — dan — That is, the camp of Dan.

Judges 18:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judges 18:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 18:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Judges 18:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 18:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 18:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 18:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 18:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 18:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 18:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 18:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 18:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 18:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 18:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 18:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 18:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 18:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 18:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 18:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 18:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 18:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 18:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 18:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 18:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes