Judges 1:23

And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Josephites Capture Bethel. This is the only exploit of Ephraim and Manasseh recorded here, the purpose of the writer being rather to emphasize...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luz. Compare Genesis 28:19 , and see Joshua 16:1 ; Joshua 16:2 . Luz and Beth-el not two cities. 34 spies . sentries.
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Bethel is a memorable name in scripture, ever since the Patriarch Jacob made it so. All true believers in Jesus know this name, and can tell, as Jaco...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before [was] Luz.) Ver. 23. Now the name of the city before was Luz, ] i...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The house of Joseph That is, the tribe of Ephraim. Show us the entrance into the city That is, where it may be most easily entered. For they did...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

INITIAL VICTORIES, YET IMPAIRED (vv. 1-26) Joshua having died, Israel does not subside into indifference, but realizes that there is territory t...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Israelites Mixed with the Canaanites. B. C. 1425....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. Now the name of the city was previously Luz ' Scouts were sent out to weigh up the situation an...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

The house of Joseph . .. went up against Bethel; and the Lord was with them. Success in carrying out God’s commands This work of the house o...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Various Heathen Left in Canaan
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel, a scouting party. (Now the name of the city before was Luz, namely, in ancient times, when the country...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 28:19 ; Genesis 35:6 ; Genesis 48:3 ; Joshua 2:1 ; Joshua 7:2 ; Judges 18:2
Wells of Living Water Commentary

Jude's Certain Men The Book of Jude INTRODUCTORY WORDS The statement, "Thy testimonies are wonderful" is nowhere more strikingly true than...

²³ And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

Related Commentaries of Judges 1:23

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Judges 1:23