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Selected Verse: Judges 19:12 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jud 19:12 |
Strong Concordance |
And his master [0113] said [0559] unto him, We will not turn aside [05493] hither into the city [05892] of a stranger [05237], that is not of the children [01121] of Israel [03478]; we will pass over [05674] to Gibeah [01390]. |
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King James |
And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| City of a stranger - This shows how completely, even in these early days, the Jebusite population had excluded both the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| A stranger - That is, of a strange nation: which the Canaanites possess; for though the city Jerusalem had been taken by Caleb, Jdg 1:8, yet the strong fort of Zion was still in their hands, whence it is likely they did much molest, and afterwards by God's permission, drive out the Israelites who dwelt there. |
8 Now the children [01121] of Judah [03063] had fought [03898] against Jerusalem [03389], and had taken [03920] it, and smitten [05221] it with the edge [06310] of the sword [02719], and set [07971] the city [05892] on fire [0784].