"Be quiet," they told him. "Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?" Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lay thine. Job 21:5 Job 29:9 Job 40:5, 6 Proverbs 30:32 Micah 7:16 a father Judges 17:10 2 Kings 6:21 2 Kings 8:8, 9 2 Kings 13:14 Matthew 23:9 Chapter Outline 1. The Danites send five men to seek out an inheritance3. At the house of Micah they consult with Jonathan, and are encouraged 7. They search Laish, and bring back news of good hope 11. Six hundred men are sent to surprise it 16. In their way they rob Micah of his priest and his consecrated things 27. They win Laish, and call it Dan 30. They set up idolatry, wherein Jonathan inherits the priesthood. Jump to Previous Better Hand Hold House Israel Lay Mouth Peace Priest Quiet Shouldst Silent TribeJump to Next Better Hand Hold House Israel Lay Mouth Peace Priest Quiet Shouldst Silent Tribe |
Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible They said to him, "Be silent, put your hand over your mouth and come with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?" King James Bible And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel? Holman Christian Standard Bible They told him, "Be quiet. Keep your mouth shut. Come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or for you to be a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?" International Standard Version They told him, "Shut up and keep quiet. Come with us and be our spiritual father and priest. It's better for you, isn't it, to be a priest to an entire tribe and family in Israel than to be priest to the home of one man?" NET Bible They said to him, "Shut up! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us! You can be our adviser and priest. Wouldn't it be better to be a priest for a whole Israelite tribe than for just one man's family?" Links Judges 18:19 NIVJudges 18:19 NLT Judges 18:19 ESV Judges 18:19 NASB Judges 18:19 KJV Judges 18:19 Bible Apps Judges 18:19 Parallel Judges 18:19 Biblia Paralela Judges 18:19 Chinese Bible Judges 18:19 French Bible Judges 18:19 German Bible Judges 18:19 Commentaries Bible Hub |