BibleTools
Judges 18:30
Compare all
28 There was no deliverer, because it was afar from Sidon, and they had no ties with anyone. It was in the valley that belongs bto Beth Rehob. So they rebuilt the city and dwelt there.  
29 And athey called the name of the city bDan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel. However, the name of the city formerly was Laish.  
30 Then the children of Dan set up for themselves the carved image; and Jonathan the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan auntil the day of the captivity of the land.  
31 So they set up for themselves Micah’s carved image which he made, aall the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. 
Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
<< Judges 18:29   Judges 18:31 >>


Judges 18:30-31

In the Hebrew text the name here rendered Manasseh is written MN)- SH. Without the "N" (nun) suspended over the line, the word may be read: Moses, whose son was Gershom Exodus 2:22, whose son or descendant Jonathan clearly was. The Masoretes, probably grieved that a descendant of Moses should have been implicated in idolatrous worship, adopted this expedient for disguising the fact without absolutely falsifying the text. The Vulgate has "Moses" , the Septuagint "Manasses" .

These verses seem to tell us that Jonathan' s descendants were priests to the tribe of Dan until the captivity II Kings 15:29; II Kings 17:6; and that the graven image was in their custody until David' s time, by whose order, perhaps, it was destroyed, though the idolatrous worship continued, or was revived, at Dan.




Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Judges 18:30:

Judges 17:7
1 Kings 12:32
Joel 3:6
Revelation 7:5-8

 

<< Judges 18:29   Judges 18:31 >>

DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.

Join 137,074+ readers

A Verse and a Thought,
Every Morning

Consistent Bible study is hard to start.

The Berean gives you the starting point: one scripture and a focused commentary in your inbox each morning — read it in minutes, or go as deep as you like.

Free, daily, and spam-free. We never share your address. Unsubscribe anytime.

Close
E-mail This Page