Judges 18:23
When they called out to the Danites, the Danites turned around and said to Micah,“Why have you gathered together?”
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Referenced Verses
- Gen 21:17 : 17 But God heard the boy’s voice. The angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and asked her,“What is the matter, Hagar? Don’t be afraid, for God has heard the boy’s voice right where he is crying.
- 1 Sam 11:5 : 5 Now Saul was walking behind the oxen as he came from the field. Saul asked,“What has happened to the people? Why are they weeping?” So they told him about the men of Jabesh.
- 2 Sam 14:5 : 5 The king replied to her,“What do you want?” She answered,“I am a widow; my husband is dead.
- 2 Kgs 6:28 : 28 Then the king asked her,“What’s your problem?” She answered,“This woman said to me,‘Hand over your son; we’ll eat him today and then eat my son tomorrow.’
- Ps 114:5 : 5 Why do you flee, O sea? Why do you turn back, O Jordan River?
- Isa 22:1 : 1 The Lord Will Judge Jerusalem This is an oracle about the Valley of Vision: What is the reason that all of you go up to the rooftops?
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- Judg 18:24-318 verses87%
24 He said,“You stole my gods that I made, as well as this priest, and then went away. What do I have left? How can you have the audacity to say to me,‘What do you want?’”
25 The Danites said to him,“Don’t say another word to us, or some very angry men will attack you, and you and your family will die.”
26 The Danites went on their way; when Micah realized they were too strong to resist, he turned around and went home.
27 Now the Danites took what Micah had made, as well as his priest, and came to Laish, where the people were undisturbed and unsuspecting. They struck them down with the sword and burned the city.
28 No one came to the rescue because the city was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with anyone. The city was in a valley near Beth Rehob. The Danites rebuilt the city and occupied it.
29 They named it Dan after their ancestor, who was one of Israel’s sons. But the city’s name used to be Laish.
30 The Danites worshiped the carved image. Jonathan, descendant of Gershom, son of Moses, and his descendants served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile.
31 They worshiped Micah’s carved image the whole time God’s authorized shrine was in Shiloh.
- Judg 18:21-222 verses82%
21 They turned and went on their way, but they walked behind the children, the cattle, and their possessions.
22 After they had gone a good distance from Micah’s house, Micah’s neighbors gathered together and caught up with the Danites.
- Judg 18:1-55 verses82%
1 The Tribe of Dan Finds an Inheritance In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the Danite tribe was looking for a place to settle, because at that time they did not yet have a place to call their own among the tribes of Israel.
2 The Danites sent out from their whole tribe five representatives, capable men from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. They said to them,“Go, explore the land.” They came to the Ephraimite hill country and spent the night at Micah’s house.
3 As they approached Micah’s house, they recognized the accent of the young Levite. So they stopped there and said to him,“Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?”
4 He told them what Micah had done for him, saying,“He hired me and I became his priest.”
5 They said to him,“Seek a divine oracle for us, so we can know if we will be successful on our mission.”
- Judg 18:11-199 verses78%
11 So six hundred Danites, fully armed, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.
12 They went up and camped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah.(To this day that place is called Camp of Dan. It is west of Kiriath Jearim.)
13 From there they traveled through the Ephraimite hill country and arrived at Micah’s house.
14 The five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their kinsmen,“Do you realize that inside these houses are an ephod, some personal idols, a carved image, and a metal image? Decide now what you want to do.”
15 They stopped there, went inside the young Levite’s house(which belonged to Micah), and asked him how he was doing.
16 Meanwhile the six hundred Danites, fully armed, stood at the entrance to the gate.
17 The five men who had gone to spy out the land broke in and stole the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, while the priest was standing at the entrance to the gate with the six hundred fully armed men.
18 When these men broke into Micah’s house and stole the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, the priest said to them,“What are you doing?”
19 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?”
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8 When the Danites returned to their tribe in Zorah and Eshtaol, their kinsmen asked them,“How did it go?”
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15 They went to the land of Gilead to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and said to them:
- Judg 15:10-112 verses67%
10 The men of Judah said,“Why are you attacking us?” The Philistines said,“We have come up to take Samson prisoner so we can do to him what he has done to us.”
11 Three thousand men of Judah went down to the cave in the cliff of Etam and said to Samson,“Do you not know that the Philistines rule over us? Why have you done this to us?” He said to them,“I have only done to them what they have done to me.”
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3 The Benjaminites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah. Then the Israelites said,“Explain how this wicked thing happened!”
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12 The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of Benjamin, saying,“How could such a wicked thing take place?
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8 They said to him,“Tell us, whose fault is it that this disaster has overtaken us? What’s your occupation? Where do you come from? What’s your country? And who are your people?”
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23 So he said to them,“Why do you do these things, these evil things which I hear about from all these people?
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6 Then they went on to Gilead and to the region of Tahtim Hodshi, coming to Dan Jaan and on around to Sidon.
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14 When Eli heard the outcry, he said,“What is this commotion?” The man quickly came and told Eli.
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47 (The Danites failed to conquer their territory, so they went up and fought with Leshem and captured it. They put the sword to it, took possession of it, and lived in it. They renamed it Dan after their ancestor.)
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1 The Ephraimites said to him,“Why have you done such a thing to us? You did not summon us when you went to fight the Midianites!” They argued vehemently with him.
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15 For messengers are coming, heralding disaster, from the city of Dan and from the hills of Ephraim.
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2 Jephthah said to them,“My people and I were in a struggle and the Ammonites were oppressing me greatly. I asked for your help, but you did not deliver me from their power.
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5 Now Saul was walking behind the oxen as he came from the field. Saul asked,“What has happened to the people? Why are they weeping?” So they told him about the men of Jabesh.
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16 The man said to Eli,“I am the one who came from the battle lines! Just today I fled from the battle lines!” Eli asked,“How did things go, my son?”
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38 From the descendants of Dan: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.
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34 The Amorites forced the people of Dan to live in the hill country. They did not allow them to live in the coastal plain.
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29 David replied,“What have I done now? Can’t I say anything?”
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9 Micah said to him,“Where do you come from?” He replied,“I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah. I am looking for a new place to live.”
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10 The Lord Promises Exile(But Also Restoration)“When you tell these people about all this, they will undoubtedly ask you,‘Why has the LORD threatened us with such great disaster? What wrong have we done? What sin have we done to offend the LORD our God?’
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9 And God came to Balaam and said,“Who are these men with you?”