Judges 1:24
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.
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Gill's Exposition
And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city,.... Or "the keepers" (r); those that were sent to watch, and observe, and get what intelligence they could of the city, and the way into it:
and…
We are here told upon what terms the rest of the tribes stood with the Canaanites that remained.
I. Benjamin neglected to drive the Jebusites out of that part of the city of Jerusalem which fell to…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
watchers i.e. the Israelite outposts. The word favours an emendation such as -encamped" in Jdg 1:1; cf. 2Sa 11:16.
the entrance into the city i.e. not the gate, but the point where the city could be…