Judges 1:24

They saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him: Shew us the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

In Context

23For when they were besieging the city, which before was called Luza,

25And when he had shewn them, they smote the city with the edge of the sword: but that man and all his kindred they let go:

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Cross References

Joshua 2:14That you will save my father and mother, my brethren end sisters, and all things that are theirs, and deliver our souls from death.

Psalms 60:9Galaad is mine, and Manasses is mine: and Ephraim is the strength of my head. Juda is my king:

Matthew Henry on Judges 1:22-36

The Israelites Mixed with the Canaanites. ( b. c. 1425.) 21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. 22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the Lord was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) 24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, show us, we pray thee, the… Read the whole commentary →

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