SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:23
Y los de la casa de José pusieron espías en Bet-el. (La ciudad antes se llamaba Luz.)
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Judges 1:23
Verse 23. Beth-el-the name of the city before was Luz.] Concerning this city and its names, see the notes on Genesis xxviii. 19.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 23. And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel , etc.] To reconnoitre the place, to observe its passes and avenues, which were most accessible, and to examine the walls of it, where they were weakest and least defended: now the name of the city before [was] Luz ; which signifies a “nut”; perhaps it was so called from large numbers of nut trees which grew near it; the Jews suggest as if it was like a nut, no entrance into it but through a cave or some subterraneous passage, (see Genesis 28:19).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 21-36 - The people of Israel were very careless of their duty and interest Owing to slothfulness and cowardice, they would not be at the pains to complete their conquests. It was also owing to their covetousness: the were willing to let the Canaanites live among them, that they migh make advantage of them. They had not the dread and detestation of idolatry they ought to have had. The same unbelief that kept their fathers forty years out of Canaan, kept them now out of the ful possession of it. Distrust of the power and promise of God deprive them of advantages, and brought them into troubles. Thus many believer who begins well is hindered. His graces languish, his lust revive, Satan plies him with suitable temptations, the world recover its hold; he brings guilt into his conscience, anguish into his heart discredit on his character, and reproach on the gospel. Though he ma have sharp rebukes, and be so recovered that he does not perish, yet he will have deeply to lament his folly through his remaining days; an upon his dying bed to mourn over the opportunities of glorifying God and serving the church he has lost. We can have no fellowship with the enemies of God within us or around us, but to our hurt; therefore ou only wisdom is to maintain unceasing war against them __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויתירו 8446 בית 1004 יוסף 3130 בבית אל 1008 ושׁם 8034 העיר 5892 לפנים 6440 לוז׃ 3870
