Judges 1

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Asked] They asked the Lord; by Phineas the High Priest; who by Urim and Thummim makes answer, Num. XXVII. 21. Both which were on or in the Breastplate; and the Breastplate was annexed to the Ephod, Exod. XXVIII. 28, 30. and XXXIX. 21. which made David call for the Ephod, and High Priest, thereby to enquire of the Lord, 1 Sam. XXIII. 9, 10, 11, 12. and Ch. XXVIII. 6. So Ezra II. 63. See more on 1 Sam. XXIII. 9.

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Bezek] Bezek a City in the tribe of Iudah; not farre from Ierusalem, lying from it South-West; and midway between 〈◊〉 and Bethlehem.

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Adoni-Bezek] Of him see on Iosh. X. 1.

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Said, seventy Kings] His seventy Kings subdued, and mangled by him, must needs be very pettie Kings of Provinces, or Cities; if not such Princes as are now in Germany, where all the brethren of a Prince are called Princes likewise. And these seventy were such, as in the time of all his reigne and tyranny Adoni-bezek had subdued. He was brought from Bezek to Ierusalem to be made a publike example there.

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Ierusalem] Iudah had taken Ierusalem, slaine the inhabitants, and burnt the City, i. e. that part of it which belonged to Iudah, Iosh. XV. 8. yet so as the Jebusite still dwelt therein with the children of Iudah, ver. 63. even till Davids time, 2 Sam. V. 6, 7, 8. And Benjamin did the like, and no more, with their part of Ierusalem, Judg. I. 21. yet both had little hold in it in that Levites time, Iudg. XIX. 10, 11, 12. or haply at that time had never got any hold in it at all.

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Hebron] Of this City see the Observations on 2 Sam. II. 1.

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Caleb] Of Caleb see the Observations on Iosh. XV. 16.

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A South-Land] Or dry Land.

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Kenite] and Ch. IV. 11. and Ch. V. 24. See 1 Chron. II. 55. 16 As also Gen. XV. 19. Num. XXIV. 21. 1 Sam. XV. 6. And see my Observations on Num. X. 29.

Palme Trees] Jericho. Of this see the Observations on Ch. III. 13.

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Gaza] Iudah took Gaza, and Askelon, and Ekron: And lost them soone afterwards, Ch. III. 3.

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Bethel] Of this see the Observations on 1 King. XII. 29. and XXXII.

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Bethsan] And the rest in this verse, were Cities in that half Tribe of Manasseh that lay West of Jordan.