Judges 18:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest. ”

Judges 18:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Danite Scouts at the House of Micah. This chapter is of great value as an illustration of the mode in which an Israelitish tribe found a settlement in the country. We are taken back almost to t...
Judges 18:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.
Judges 18:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search th...
Judges 18:4 - 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 18:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Thus and thus. — Literally, according to this and according to that, as in 2 Samuel 11:25 ; 1 Kings 14:5 . I am his priest. — See Judges 17:13 . Similarly in the dearth of genuine priests J...
Judges 18:4 - 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 18:4 - 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 18:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It appears that this Levite was known to the Danites. But what a sad and disgraceful wretch, and how lost to shame, to acknowledge himself the hireling of an idolater, and the priest of an idol.
Judges 18:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said unto them, thus and thus dealeth Micah with me ,.... Told them the whole story, how he came to the door of Micah's house, how he inquired of him who he was, and from whence he came, and...
Judges 18:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest. Ver. 4. And hath hired me, aud I am his priest. ] He should have been ashamed to tell them thus,...
Judges 18:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

They lodged there Not in the same house, but near it. They knew the voice of the young man Having been acquainted with him before he came to live with Micah. Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God B...
Judges 18:4 - 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 18:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Expedition of the Danites. B. C. 1406. 1 In those days there was no king in Israel...
Judges 18:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Judges 18:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And he said to them, “In this way and that has Micah dealt with me. And he has hired me, and I have become his priest. ” ' The Levite explained to his friends how fortunate he had been, with th...
Judges 18:4 - 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 18:4 - 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 18:4 - 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 18:4 - 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 18:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Danites Seek a New Location
Judges 18:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 3:3 ; 2 Peter 2:14 ; 2 Peter 2:15 ; 2 Peter 2:3 ; Acts 20:33 ; Acts 8:18-21 ; Ezekiel 13:19 ; Hosea 4:8 ; Hosea 4:9 ; Isaiah 56:11 ; John 10:12 ; John 10:13 ; Judges 17:10 ; M...

Judges 18:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 18:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 18:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 18:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 18:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 18:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 18:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 18:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 18:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 18:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 18:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 18:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 18:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 18:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 18:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 18:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 18:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 18:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 18:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 18:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 18:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge