And they passed on from there to the hill country of Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah.
Here is, I. The observation which the spies made upon the city of Laish, and the posture of its inhabitants, Jdg 18:7. Never was place so ill governed and so ill guarded, which would make it a very easy prey to the invader. 1.
Commenting on Judges 18:7-13
And they passed thence unto Mount Ephraim,.... Steering their coast still northward; this, according to Bunting (b), was eight miles from Kirjathjearim, or Mahanehdan, in which Micah's house was, for as yet they were not come to it, see Jdg 18:15. (b) Ibid. (Travels of the Patriarchs, &c. p. 112.)
Jdg 18:13 From this point they went across to the mountains of Ephraim, and came to Micah’s house, i.e., to a place near it.