when I saw among the spoil a beautiful mantle from Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them, and took them; and behold, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath."

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A fine Babylonian garment - literally, “a robe or cloak of Shinar,” the plain in which Babylon was situated (Genesis 10:10). It …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A goodly Babylonish garment. —Literally, A certain goodly mantle of Shinar.

I coveted them. —The very word employ…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment
One, as the Targum adds, for no more was taken; a garment ma…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

See the folly of those who promise themselves secrecy in sin. The righteous God has many ways of bringing to light the hidden works of darkness. Se…

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