George Leo Haydock, on Judg 3:19

“Then returning from Galgal, where the idols were, be said to the king: I have a secret message to thee, O king. And he commanded silence: and all being gone out that were about him,”

“Idols. Hebrew pesilim. Some take these to be only heaps of stones. Protestants, “quarries.” (Haydock) — But the Septuagint, &c., represent them as “carved” idols. The same expression is used [in] Exodus xx. 4., &c. The Moabites had probably placed idols here, to profane that sacred place, which was resorted to out of devotion by the Israelites, Osee iv. 14., and Amos iv. 5. Here also the prophets inform us that the ten tribes adored and consulted idols; resembling perhaps that of Michas, chap. xvii. 4. — Silence to Aod, (Calmet) that none of the people might be able to divulge the secret. Hebrew, “be thou silent.” (Menochius)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.