Judges 18:5

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They said to him,“Seek a divine oracle for us, so we can know if we will be successful on our mission.”

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 22:5 : 5 But then Jehoshaphat said to Israel’s king,“Please seek a message from the LORD this very day.”
  • 2 Kgs 16:15 : 15 King Ahaz ordered Uriah the priest,“On the large altar offer the morning burnt sacrifice, the evening grain offering, the royal burnt sacrifices and grain offering, the burnt sacrifice for all the people of the land, their grain offering, and their libations. Sprinkle all the blood of the burnt sacrifice and other sacrifices on it. The bronze altar will be for my personal use.”
  • Isa 30:1 : 1 Egypt Will Prove Unreliable“The rebellious children are as good as dead,” says the LORD,“those who make plans without consulting me, who form alliances without consulting my Spirit, and thereby compound their sin.
  • Ezek 21:21 : 21 For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road at the head of the two routes. He looks for omens: He shakes arrows, he consults idols, he examines animal livers.
  • Hos 4:12 : 12 They consult their wooden idols, and their diviner’s staff answers with an oracle. The wind of prostitution blows them astray; they commit spiritual adultery against their God.
  • Acts 8:10 : 10 All the people, from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying,“This man is the power of God that is called‘Great.’”
  • Judg 17:5 : 5 Now this man Micah owned a shrine. He made an ephod and some personal idols and hired one of his sons to serve as a priest.
  • Judg 17:13 : 13 Micah said,“Now I know the LORD will make me rich, because I have this Levite as my priest.”
  • Judg 18:14 : 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.”

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  • Judg 18:6
    80%

    6The priest said to them,“Go with confidence. The LORD will be with you on your mission.”

  • Jer 42:3
    78%

    3Pray that the LORD your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.”

  • Judg 18:18-20
    3 verses
    77%

    18When 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?”

    19They 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?”

    20The priest was happy. He took the ephod, the personal idols, and the carved image and joined the group.

  • 2 Chr 18:4-6
    3 verses
    75%

    4Then Jehoshaphat said further to the king of Israel,“First, please seek an oracle from the LORD.”

    5So the king of Israel assembled 400 prophets and asked them,“Should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” They said,“Attack! God will hand it over to the king.”

    6But Jehoshaphat asked,“Is there not a prophet of the LORD still here, that we may ask him?”

  • 1 Kgs 22:5
    74%

    5But then Jehoshaphat said to Israel’s king,“Please seek a message from the LORD this very day.”

  • Judg 18:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3As 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?”

    4He told them what Micah had done for him, saying,“He hired me and I became his priest.”

  • 1 Sam 9:6
    74%

    6But the servant said to him,“Look, there is a man of God in this town. He is highly respected. Everything that he says really happens. Now let’s go there. Perhaps he will tell us where we should go from here.”

  • Judg 18:13-15
    3 verses
    73%

    13From there they traveled through the Ephraimite hill country and arrived at Micah’s house.

    14The 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.”

    15They stopped there, went inside the young Levite’s house(which belonged to Micah), and asked him how he was doing.

  • Gen 24:57
    72%

    57Then they said,“We’ll call the girl and find out what she wants to do.”

  • 1 Sam 1:17
    72%

    17Eli replied,“Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant the request that you have asked of him.”

  • Exod 18:19
    72%

    19Now listen to me, I will give you advice, and may God be with you: You be a representative for the people to God, and you bring their disputes to God;

  • 2 Chr 18:14
    72%

    14Micaiah came before the king and the king asked him,“Micaiah, should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” He answered him,“Attack! You will succeed; they will be handed over to you.”

  • Jer 42:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5They answered Jeremiah,“May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not do just as the LORD your God sends you to tell us to do.

    6We will obey what the LORD our God to whom we are sending you tells us to do. It does not matter whether we like what he tells us or not. We will obey what he tells us to do so that things will go well for us.”

  • Judg 20:27
    71%

    27The Israelites asked the LORD(for the ark of God’s covenant was there in those days;

  • Judg 20:18
    71%

    18The Israelites went up to Bethel and asked God,“Who should lead the charge against the Benjaminites?” The LORD said,“Judah should lead.”

  • 1 Kgs 22:15
    71%

    15When he came before the king, the king asked him,“Micaiah, should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” He answered him,“Attack! You will succeed; the LORD will hand it over to the king.”

  • Num 10:31-32
    2 verses
    71%

    31Moses said,“Do not leave us, because you know places for us to camp in the wilderness, and you could be our guide.

    32And if you come with us, it is certain that whatever good things the LORD will favor us with, we will share with you as well.”

  • 1 Sam 6:9
    71%

    9But keep an eye on it. If it should go up by the way of its own border to Beth Shemesh, then he has brought this great calamity on us. But if that is not the case, then we will know that it was not his hand that struck us; rather, it just happened to us by accident.”

  • Josh 9:14
    71%

    14The men examined some of their provisions, but they failed to ask the LORD’s advice.

  • Judg 17:13
    71%

    13Micah said,“Now I know the LORD will make me rich, because I have this Levite as my priest.”

  • 1 Sam 6:2
    70%

    2the Philistines called the priests and the omen readers, saying,“What should we do with the ark of the LORD? Advise us as to how we should send it back to its place.”

  • 1 Sam 9:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8The servant went on to answer Saul,“Look, I happen to have in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God and he will tell us where we should go.”

    9(Now it used to be in Israel that whenever someone went to inquire of God he would say,“Come on, let’s go to the seer.” For today’s prophet used to be called a seer.)

  • 1 Kgs 22:7
    70%

    7But Jehoshaphat asked,“Is there not a prophet of the LORD still here, that we may ask him?”

  • Num 22:19
    70%

    19Now therefore, please stay the night here also, that I may know what more the LORD might say to me.”

  • 2 Kgs 6:3
    70%

    3One of them said,“Please come along with your servants.” He replied,“All right, I’ll come.”

  • 2 Kgs 22:18
    70%

    18Say this to the king of Judah, who sent you to seek an oracle from the LORD:“This is what the LORD God of Israel has said concerning the words you have heard:

  • Deut 17:9
    70%

    9You will go to the Levitical priests and the judge in office in those days and seek a solution; they will render a verdict.

  • 2 Kgs 3:8
    70%

    8He then asked,“Which invasion route are we going to take?” Jehoram answered,“By the road through the wilderness of Edom.”

  • Judg 18:8
    69%

    8When the Danites returned to their tribe in Zorah and Eshtaol, their kinsmen asked them,“How did it go?”

  • 1 Sam 14:37
    69%

    37So Saul asked God,“Should I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel?” But he did not answer him that day.

  • Deut 1:22
    69%

    22So all of you approached me and said,“Let’s send some men ahead of us to scout out the land and bring us back word as to how we should attack it and what the cities are like there.”

  • Deut 1:14
    69%

    14You replied to me that what I had said to you was good.

  • Judg 18:23-24
    2 verses
    69%

    23When they called out to the Danites, the Danites turned around and said to Micah,“Why have you gathered together?”

    24He 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?’”

  • Exod 5:3
    69%

    3And they said,“The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Let us go a three-day journey into the wilderness so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, so that he does not strike us with plague or the sword.”

  • Lam 3:40
    69%

    40נ(Nun) Let us carefully examine our ways, and let us return to the LORD.

  • Gen 33:12
    69%

    12Then Esau said,“Let’s be on our way! I will go in front of you.”

  • 1 Kgs 13:12
    69%

    12Their father asked them,“Which road did he take?” His sons showed him the road the prophet from Judah had taken.

  • Judg 17:9
    69%

    9Micah 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.”