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Judges 1:24 KJV
Judges · chapter 1 · verse 24
And 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.Judges 1:24 · King James Version
Judges 1:24 in context
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.
26And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- entrancemâbôwʼan entranceH3996 →
- spiesshâmarproperly, to hedge aboutH8104 →
- forthyâtsâʼto go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and…H3318 →
- cityʻîyra city in the widest senseH5892 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- shewʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
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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