Judges 18:15

Heb. asked him of peace, i.e. if he were in peace, peace being commonly put for health and prosperity.

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1 Samuel 17:22 ; 2 Kings 4:26 ; Genesis 37:14 ; Genesis 43:27 ; John 14:27 ; Luke 10:4-6 ; Matthew 10:12 ; Matthew 10:13

¹⁵ And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and salutedc him.

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Judges 18:15