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Judges 1:23 KJV
Judges · chapter 1 · verse 23
And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)Judges 1:23 · King James Version
Judges 1:23 in context
21And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
22And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them.
23And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
24And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.
25And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JosephYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- descrytûwrto meander about, especially fortrade or reconnoitringH8446 →
- BethelBêyth-ʼÊlBeth-El, a place in PalestineH1008 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- nameshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individualityH8034 →
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We are here told upon what terms the rest of the tribes stood with the Canaanites that remained. I. Benjamin neglected to drive the Jebusites out of that part of the city of Jerusalem which fell to their lot, Jdg 1:21.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 21-36