Commentaries:
John Wesley's Notes
They - Not the lords of the Philistines, but the Beth - shemites, the priest that dwelt there. Offered the kine - There may seem to he a double error in this act.
First, that they offered females for a burnt - offering, contrary to
Leviticus 1:3.
Secondly, that they did it in a forbidden place, Deuteronomy 12:5-6. But this case being extraordinary, may in some sort excuse it, if they did not proceed by ordinary rules.
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