Gen 36:31, Deu 33:5, Judg 18:1, 19:1, 21:3, 25 | TSK | STEP | the kings. before there.Moses may here allude to the promise which God made to Jacob (ch. 35:11,) that kings should proceed from him; and here states that these kings reigned before that prophecy began to be fulfilled.

Genesis 36:31

the kings.

17:6,16; 25:23; Nu 20:14; 24:17,18; De 17:14-20; 33:5,29

before there.Moses may here allude to the promise which God made to Jacob (ch. 35:11,) that kings should proceed from him; and here states that these kings reigned before that prophecy began to be fulfilled.

Deuteronomy 33:5

king.

Ge 36:31; Ex 18:16,19; Nu 16:13-15; Jud 8:22; 9:2; 17:6

Jeshurun.

32:15

Judges 18:1

1 The Danites send five men to seek out an inheritance.

3 At the house of Micah they consult with Jonathan, and are encouraged on their way.

7 They search Laish, and bring back news of good hope.

11 Six hundred men are sent to surprise it.

14 In their way they rob Micah of his priest and his consecrated things.

27 They win Laish, and call it Dan.

30 They set up idolatry, wherein Jonathan inherits the priesthood.

no king.The word {mailech,} which generally means a king, is sometimes taken for a supreme ruler, governor, or judge (see Ge 36:31. De 33:5;) and it is probable it should be so understood here, and in the parallel passages.

17:6; 19:1; 21:25

the tribe.

Jos 19:40-48

for unto.

1:34

Judges 19:1

1 A Levite goes to Beth-lehem to fetch home his concubine.

16 An old man entertains him at Gibeah.

22 The Gibeonites abuse his concubine to death.

29 He divides her into twelve pieces, and sends them to the twelve tribes.

when there.

17:6; 18:1; 21:25

mount.

17:1,8; Jos 24:30,33

a concubine. Heb. a woman, a concubine, or, a wife, aconcubine.

Ge 22:24; 25:6; 2Sa 3:7; 5:13; 16:22; 19:5; 20:3; 1Ki 11:3; 2Ch 11:21

Es 2:14; So 6:8,9; Da 5:3; Mal 2:15

Beth-lehem-judah.

17:8; Ge 35:19; Mt 2:6

Judges 21:3

why is.

De 29:24; Jos 7:7-9; Ps 74:1; 80:12; Pr 19:3; Isa 63:17; Jer 12:1

Judges 21:25

no.

17:6; 18:1; 19:1

right.

18:7; De 12:8; Ps 12:4; Pr 3:5; 14:12; Ec 11:9; Mic 2:1,2 CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE BOOK OF JUDGES. The book of Judges forms an important link in the history of the Israelites. It furnishes us with a lively description of a fluctuating and unsettled nation; a striking picture of the disorders and dangers which prevailed in a republic without magistracy; when "the high-ways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through by-ways," (ch. 5:6;) when few prophets were appointed to control the people, and "every one did that which was right in his own eyes." (ch. 17:6.) It exhibits the contest of true religion with superstition; and displays the beneficial effects that flow from the former, and the miseries and evil consequences of impiety. It is a most remarkable history of the long-suffering of God towards the Israelites, in which we see the most signal instances of his justice and mercy alternately displayed: the people sinned, and were punished; they repented, and found mercy. These things are written for our warning: none should presume, for God is just; none need despair, for God is merciful. Independently of the internal evidence of the authenticity of this sacred book, the transactions it records are not only cited or alluded to by other inspired writers, but are further confirmed by the traditions current among heathen nations.