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Judges 18:7 Cross-References
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“Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. magistrate: Heb. possessor, or, heir of restraint”
Judges 18:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Judges 18:7
Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure. Laish's vulnerability made it attractive target for conquest. The phrase "dwelt careless" (yoshevet labetach, יֹשֶׁבֶת לָבֶטַח) indicates they lived "securely" or "confidently," without fear of attack. "After the manner of the Zidonians" (kemishpat Tsidonim, כְּמִשְׁפַּט צִדֹנִים) suggests Phoenician customs, including prosperity, complacency, and possibly Baal worship. The terms "quiet and secure" (shoket u-voteiach, שֹׁקֵט וּבֹטֵחַ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Judges 18:7
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“and took it”
“and the priest whom he had”
“for the iniquity which he knew”
“and grew wanton”
“but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good”
“as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to those who do well.”
“Why have you done so? and he was also a very goodly man; and he was born after Absalom.”