27. they . . . came unto Laish . . . smote them —the inhabitants. and burnt the city —"We are revolted by this inroad and massacre of a quiet and secure people. Nevertheless, if the original grant of Canaan to the Israelites gave them the warrant of a divine commission and command for this enterprise, that sanctifies all and legalizes all" [CHALMERS]. This place seems to have been a dependency of Zidon, the distance of which, however, rendered it impossible to obtain aid thence in the sudden emergency. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-28" class="com-number"
Pericope (part_of)
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pericope/per-jdg-18-006
절 (explains)
Source
source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological