Judges 18:30-31
18:30 a The wandering Levite is now called Jonathan; he was a descendant of Moses through Gershom (Exod 2:21-22 b).• The Exile is traditionally understood to have begun with the fall of the northern kingdom in 722 BC. In light of the reference to Shiloh (Judg 18:31 c), the exile of the Ark from Shiloh (1 Sam 4–6 d) might be in view.
18:31 e The religious infidelity of the tribe of Dan continued at least through the period of the judges; whether it was corrected by Samuel, Saul, or David is nowhere stated.
• Joshua took Shiloh, a town in the hill country of Ephraim, as his command post and central shrine (Josh 18:1 f) during the conquest and distribution of the land (Josh 18–22 g). The priest Eli and his sons ministered before the Lord at Shiloh (1 Sam 1:3 h). The town and sanctuary were probably destroyed by Philistines about 1050 BC (see 1 Sam 4:1-11 i). Shiloh was later remembered as an example of God’s judgment on false worship conducted in his name (see Jer 7:12-14 j; 26:6 k; cp. Ps 78:60 l).
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