Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Judges 18

^{1 a} Meaning no ordinarie Magistrat, to punishe vice according to Gods worde.

^{2 !} The children of Dan send men to searche the land.

^{2 b} For the porcion which Joshua gaue them, was not sufficient for all their tribe.

^{3 c} Thei knewe him by his speache that he was a stranger there.

^{6 d} Thus God granteth the idolaters sometime their requests to their destruction that delite in errors.

^{7 /} Ebr. made them ashamed.

^{9 e} Lose ye this good occasion through your slouthfulnes?

^{11 !} Then come the six hundreth & take the gods, and the Priest of Michah awaie.

^{12 /} Or, the tentes of Dan.

^{14 f} Because thei before had had good successe, thei wolde that their brethren shulde be encouraged by hearing the same tidings.

^{17 g} So supersticion blinded them, that thei thoght Gods power was in these idoles, & that thei shulde haue good succes by them, thogh by violence & robbery they did take them awaye.

^{20 h} With the six hundreth men.

^{21 i} Suspecting them that did pursue them.

^{24 k} This declareth what opinion the idolaters haue of their idoles.

^{25 /} Ebr who haue their hearts bitter.

^{27 m} Meaning, the idoles, as vers. 18.

^{27 !} They destroy Laish.

^{28 /} Or, deliuer them.

^{28 !} Thei buyld it againe,

^{28 m} Which after was called Cesarea Philippi.

^{30 o} That is, til the Arke was taken, {1 Sam. 5, 1}.

^{30 !} And set vp idolatrie.

^{30 n} Thus in stead of giuing glorie to God, their attributed the victorie to their idoles, & honored them therefore.