They — Not the lords of the Philistines, but the Beth — shemites, the priest that dwelt there. Offered the kine — There may seem to he a double error in this act.
First, that they offered females for a burnt — offering, contrary to
Secondly, that they did it in a forbidden place, Deuteronomy 12:5-6. But this case being extraordinary, may in some sort excuse it, if they did not proceed by ordinary rules.