--- title: "Bullinger" description: "those days. Numbers 17:0 and Numbers 21:0 , thought by some to record earlier events in the days of Othniel by Figure of speech Hysteresis ( App-6 ). Se" image: "/images/missing.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/judges/18" --- **those days.** [Numbers 17](../../../kjv/numbers/17) and [Numbers 21](../../../kjv/numbers/21) , thought by some to record earlier events in the days of Othniel by Figure of speech *Hysteresis* ( App-6 ). See note on [Judges 17:1](../../../kjv/judges/17/1) , and Structure. **no king.** No true "house of God" religiously ([Judges 17:5](../../../kjv/judges/17/5) ), leads to "no king" nationally ([Judges 18:1](../../../kjv/judges/18/1) ); and nationally to apostasy. See note on [Judges 18:6](../../../kjv/judges/18/6) , above. **Danites.** See note on [Genesis 49:17](../../../kjv/genesis/49/17) . **children** = sons. **coasts** = borders. **men of valour** = sons of valour. **mount** = hill country of. **the young man.** Compare [Judges 17:7](../../../kjv/judges/17/7) . **makest** = doest. **Ask counsel.** By the use of the ephod. See [Judges 17:6](../../../kjv/judges/17/6) . **God.** Hebrew. *Elohim.* App-4 . Not Jehovah. App-4 . **Laish.** Called Leshem. [Joshua 19:47](../../../kjv/joshua/19/47) . **quiet and secure.** Probably arising from the enervating effects of malaria now endemic there. If so, it may be identified with *Tel-el-kadi* in the feverridden district at the head of the Jordan. **man** = Hebrew. *'adam.* App-14 . **the LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 . **behold.** Figure of speech *Asterismos.* App-6 . **appointed** = girded. **Mahaneh-dan** = camp of Dan ([Judges 13:25](../../../kjv/judges/13/25) ). **Do ye know . . . ?** Figure of speech *Erotesis.* **the ephod.** Septuagint reads "and the ephod". Compare [Judges 18:17](../../../kjv/judges/18/17) . The Hebrew text has "the carved image of the ephod". **lay thine hand, &c.** Put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Adjunct) for "be silent". **better.** Man's priest soon gets promotion. **and.** Note the Figure of speech *Polysyndeton.* App-6 . **carriage** = goods. Put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Adjunct) for things carried. **that thou comest, &c.** Hebrew "that thou hast called thyself out". **life** = soul. Hebrew. *nephesh.* App-13 . **unto.** Some codices, with one early printed edition, and Septuagint read "as far as". **business** = dealings. **after the name.** Compare [Joshua 19](../../../kjv/joshua/19) . **set up.** On account of this, Dan is not named in [Revelation 7](../../../kjv/revelation/7) , and Ephraim is there merged in Joseph. **Manasseh.** This word is one of the four that has a suspended letter. Here the letter, *nun* (n), is written partly in the line and partly above the line, to show that originally it formed no part of the word, but was put in to make it spell "Manasseh" instead of "Moses". Jonathan was the grandson of Moses (his contemporary Phinehas, the grandson of Aaron, being mentioned in [Judges 20:28](../../../kjv/judges/20/28) ). This was done for two reasons: (1) to spare the honour of Moses' memory and name; (2) to put the sin upon *one* who committed so gross a sin. The Talmud gives this latter as the reason. Jonathan's name is omitted in [1 Chronicles 23:15](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/23/15) , [1 Chronicles 23:16](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/23/16) , and [1 Chronicles 26:24](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/26/24) . The Chaldee paraphrase says that "Shebuel", there substituted, is meant for Jonathan after his repentance and restoration. Shebuel = "he returned to God". The Authorized Version follows Septuagint and Chaldee by putting "Manasseh" in the text; Revised Version follows Vulgate, and those codices and early editions which have "n" suspended, by putting "Moses" in the text and "Manasseh" in the margin. **the house Of God:** i.e. the Tabernacle of Moses, but not recognized as the house of Jehovah, the Covenant God. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/judges/18#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/images/missing.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/images/missing.jpg","width":640,"height":370,"caption":"Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 18"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/judges/18#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/judges/18","name":"Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 18","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/judges/18#primaryimage"},"datePublished":null,"dateModified":null,"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"those days. 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