And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?
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Interpretation
This verse continues the thought already in view and fits the wider themes of apostasy and deliverance in Judges.
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This thought runs through Judges 18:7-10.
Glossary
- Eshtaol Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Deir Shubeib.
- Zorah Place
- Place of wasps, a town in the low country of Judah, afterwards given to Dan ( Josh. 19:41 ; Judg. 18:2 ), probably the same as Zoreah ( Josh. 15:33 ). This was Samson’s birthplace. Modern identification: Tel Tzora.