Judges 17:9

And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, (g) I [am] a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find [a pla...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Story of Micah This story, which is continued in the following c, is undoubtedly a very old one. In striking contrast to many other narrative...
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

The sequel of this conference, too plainly marks the Levite ' s character. What an awful state must it be, in a Levite of God, to hire himself out in...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I [am] a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find [a place]...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

7 And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. 8 And the man depar...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And Micah said to him, “From where have you come?” And he said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

IDOLATRY IN ITS INCIPIENT STAGE—BY IMAGE-WORSHIP ( Judges 17:1-13 .) HOMILETICS I. Idolatry begins with those who are not upright in moral cond...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 17:1 . A man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. This was soon after the death of Joshua, says Josephus, and before the civil war with...
The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Levite Made the Idol's Priest
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.

⁹ And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.

Related Commentaries of Judges 17:9

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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

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

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

Judges 17:9