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Judges 18:13

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Judges 18:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And they passed thence unto the hill-country of Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And they passed thence unto the hill-country of Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.
Judges 18:13 — American Standard Version

Context — Judges 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and the land is large; for God hath given it into your hand, a place where there is no want of anything that is in the earth.
11And there set forth from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girt with weapons of war.
12And they went up, and encamped in Kiriath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan, unto this day; behold, it is behind Kiriath-jearim.
13And they passed thence unto the hill-country of Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.
14Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.
15And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.
16And the six hundred men girt with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And they passed thence unto Mount Ephraim, etc.] Steering their coast still northward; this, according to Bunting f384, was eight miles from Kirjathjearim, or Mahanehdan, in which Micah’s house was, for as yet they were not come to it, (see <071815>Judges 18:15).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“To the house - That is, to the town in which his house was, for they were not yet entered into it. Judges 18:14”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“mount Ephraim: Jdg 18:2, Jdg 18:3, Jdg 17:1, Jdg 19:1; Jos 24:30, Jos 24:33 Judges 18:14”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“From this point they went across to the mountains of Ephraim, and came to Micah's house, i.e., to a place near it. Judges 18:14”
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