So he said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah toward the remote mountains of Ephraim; I am from there. I went to Bethlehem in Judah; now I am going to the house of the Lord. But there is no one who will take me into his house,

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The house of the Lord - Probably at Shiloh (marginal references). The Levite was probably one of those who ministered at the tabernacle. His…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he said to him, we are passing from Bethlehemjudah ,
&c.] He answers his last question first, for this was the p…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The three remaining chapters of this book contain a very sad history of the wickedness of the men of Gibeah, in Benjamin. The righteous Lord permit…