Context 23They cried to the sons of Dan, who turned around and said to Micah, What is the matter with you, that you have assembled together? 24He said, You have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and have gone away, and what do I have besides? So how can you say to me, What is the matter with you? 25The sons of Dan said to him, Do not let your voice be heard among us, or else fierce men will fall upon you and you will lose your life, with the lives of your household. 26So the sons of Dan went on their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house. 27Then they took what Micah had made and the priest who had belonged to him, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and secure, and struck them with the edge of the sword; and they burned the city with fire. 28And there was no one to deliver them, because it was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with anyone, and it was in the valley which is near Beth-rehob. And they rebuilt the city and lived in it. 29They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father who was born in Israel; however, the name of the city formerly was Laish. 30The sons of Dan set up for themselves the graven image; and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land. 31So they set up for themselves Micahs graven image which he had made, all the time that the house of God was at Shiloh. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionAnd they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company? Douay-Rheims Bible And began to shout out after them. They looked back, and said to Michas: What aileth thee? Why dost thou cry? Darby Bible Translation And they shouted to the Danites, who turned round and said to Micah, "What ails you that you come with such a company?" English Revised Version And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company? Webster's Bible Translation And they cried to the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said to Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company? World English Bible They cried to the children of Dan. They turned their faces, and said to Micah, "What ails you, that you come with such a company?" Young's Literal Translation and call unto the sons of Dan, and they turn round their faces, and say to Micah, 'What -- to thee that thou hast been called together?' Library The Historical Books. 1. In the Pentateuch we have the establishment of the Theocracy, with the preparatory and accompanying history pertaining to it. The province of the historical books is to unfold its practiced working, and to show how, under the divine superintendence and guidance, it accomplished the end for which it was given. They contain, therefore, primarily, a history of God's dealings with the covenant people under the economy which he had imposed upon them. They look at the course of human events on the … E. P. Barrows—Companion to the Bible Pamias. Paneas, the Spring of Jordan. The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus The Heavenly Footman; Or, a Description of the Man that Gets to Heaven: Judges Links Judges 18:23 NIV • Judges 18:23 NLT • Judges 18:23 ESV • Judges 18:23 NASB • Judges 18:23 KJV • Judges 18:23 Bible Apps • Judges 18:23 Parallel • Bible Hub |