They said, “Arise, and let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good. And will you do nothing? Do not be slow to go, to enter in and possess the land.
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 said, arise, that me may go up against them,.... That is, prepare for war, and go up in an hostile manner against the present possessors of the land, not doubting of being masters of it easily: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good.
Jdg 18:8-9 On their return, the spies said to their fellow-citizens, in reply to the question אתּם מה, “What have you accomplished?” “Up, let us go up against them (the inhabitants of Laish), for the land is very good, and ye are silent,” i.e., standing inactive (1Ki 22:3; 2Ki 7:9). “Be not slothful to go (to proceed thither), to come and take possession of the land!”
Commenting on Judges 18:8-9