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href="/bsb/judges/18.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/judges/18.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So they turned in there and went to the house of the young Levite at Micah&#8217s place and greeted him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then the five men turned off the road and went over to Micah’s house, where the young Levite lived, and greeted him kindly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And they turned aside there and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and asked him about his welfare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, <i>even</i> unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So they turned aside there, and came to the house of the young Levite man—to the house of Micah—and greeted him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they turned aside there and came to the house of the young man, the Levite, to the house of Micah, and asked him how he was doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They turned aside there and came to the house of the young man, the Levite, to the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they turned aside there and came to the house of the young man, the Levite, to the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then they turned aside there and came to the house of the young man, the Levite, to the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So they turned in that direction and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and asked him how he was doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they detoured there and went to the house of the young Levite at the home of Micah and greeted him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they detoured there and went to the house of the young Levite at the home of Micah and greeted him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So they stopped and entered Micah's house and greeted the young Levite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So they went into Micah's house, where the young Levite lived, and asked the Levite how he was getting along. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So they turned aside from there, went to Micah's house, and greeted him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They stopped there, went inside the young Levite's house (which belonged to Micah), and asked him how he was doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They turned aside there, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even to the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even to the house of Micah, and saluted him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They went over there and came to the house of the young Levite man, even to the house of Micah, and asked him how he was doing. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they turn aside there, and come to the house of the young man, the Levite, the house of Micah, and ask of him of welfare—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they turn aside thither, and come in unto the house of the young man the Levite, the house of Micah, and ask of him of welfare, -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will turn aside there and come to the house of the youth the Levite, of the house of Micah, and they will ask him for peace.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when they had turned a little aside, they went into the house of the young man the Levite, who was in the house of Michas: and they saluted him with words of peace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when they had turned aside a little, they entered the house of the Levite youth, who was in the house of Micah. And they greeted him with peaceful words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So turning in that direction, they went to the house of the young Levite at the home of Micah and greeted him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So they turned in that direction and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and greeted him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So they turned aside, and came to the house of the young man, Levi, even to the house of Micah, and saluted him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they turned aside and they entered the house of the young man Levi at the house of Mikah, and they invoked his peace<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they turned aside there, and went into the house of the young man, the Levite, <i>even</i> into the house of Michaias, and asked him how he was.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/18-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=5396" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/18.htm">The Danites Take Micah's Idols</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14</span>Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their brothers, “Did you know that one of these houses has an ephod, household gods, a graven image, and a molten idol? Now think about what you should do.” <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: way·yā·sū·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">So they turned</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">aside there</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and went</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the home</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: han·na·‘ar (Art:: N-ms) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">of the young</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: hal·lê·wî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">Levite,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/4318.htm" title="4318: mî·ḵāh (N-proper-ms) -- The name of several Isr. An abbrev. Of Miykayah; Micah, the name of seven Israelites.">of Micah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592: way·yiš·’ă·lū- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To ask, inquire. Or shael; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand.">and greeted him.</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: lə·šā·lō·wm (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace."></a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>The six hundred Danites stood at the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/18-2.htm">Joshua 18:2-3</a></span><br />there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance. / So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/17-1.htm">Judges 17:1-6</a></span><br />Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim / said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!” / And when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I wholly dedicate the silver to the LORD for my son’s benefit, to make a graven image and a molten idol. Therefore I will now return it to you.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/9-18.htm">1 Samuel 9:18-19</a></span><br />Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?” / “I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today. And when I send you off in the morning, I will tell you all that is in your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a></span><br />After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-29.htm">2 Kings 17:29-33</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the people of each nation continued to make their own gods in the cities where they had settled, and they set them up in the shrines that the people of Samaria had made on the high places. / The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima, / the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">Hosea 4:12-13</a></span><br />My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God. / They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-5.htm">Micah 1:5-7</a></span><br />All this is for the transgression of Jacob and the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what is the high place of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem? / Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field, a planting area for a vineyard. I will pour her stones into the valley and expose her foundations. / All her carved images will be smashed to pieces; all her wages will be burned in the fire, and I will destroy all her idols. Since she collected the wages of a prostitute, they will be used again on a prostitute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-11.htm">Matthew 10:11-14</a></span><br />Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on. / As you enter the home, greet its occupants. / If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it, but if it is not, let your peace return to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-5.htm">Luke 10:5-7</a></span><br />Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’ / If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you. / Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-22.htm">Acts 17:22-23</a></span><br />Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious. / For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4-6</a></span><br />So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a></span><br />What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-8.htm">Galatians 4:8-9</a></span><br />Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. / But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-12.htm">Ephesians 2:12</a></span><br />remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even to the house of Micah, and saluted him.</p><p class="hdg">saluted him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/37-14.htm">Genesis 37:14</a></b></br> And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/43-27.htm">Genesis 43:27</a></b></br> And he asked them of <i>their</i> welfare, and said, <i>Is</i> your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? <i>Is</i> he yet alive?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/17-22.htm">1 Samuel 17:22</a></b></br> And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/11-34.htm">Home</a> <a href="/judges/18-13.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/18-3.htm">Levite</a> <a href="/judges/18-13.htm">Micah</a> <a href="/judges/18-13.htm">Micah's</a> <a href="/judges/18-3.htm">Road</a> <a href="/acts/25-13.htm">Saluted</a> <a href="/judges/18-3.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/romans/15-24.htm">Thitherward</a> <a href="/judges/18-3.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/judges/18-3.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/judges/14-8.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/exodus/18-7.htm">Welfare</a> <a href="/judges/18-3.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/18-22.htm">Home</a> <a href="/judges/18-18.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/19-1.htm">Levite</a> <a href="/judges/18-18.htm">Micah</a> <a href="/judges/18-18.htm">Micah's</a> <a href="/judges/19-11.htm">Road</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-22.htm">Saluted</a> <a href="/judges/18-17.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Thitherward</a> <a href="/judges/18-21.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/judges/18-21.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/judges/18-23.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-4.htm">Welfare</a> <a href="/judges/19-3.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/18-1.htm">The Danites send five men to seek out an inheritance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/18-3.htm">At the house of Micah they consult with Jonathan, and are encouraged</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/18-7.htm">They search Laish, and bring back news of good hope</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/18-11.htm">Six hundred men are sent to surprise it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/18-16.htm">In their way they rob Micah of his priest and his consecrated things</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/18-27.htm">They win Laish, and call it Dan</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/18-30.htm">They set up idolatry, wherein Jonathan inherits the priesthood.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So they turned aside there</b><br>This phrase indicates a deliberate decision by the Danite spies to deviate from their path. In the context of Judges, the tribe of Dan was seeking a new territory to inhabit, as their allotted land was insufficient. This turning aside can be seen as a metaphor for Israel's frequent turning away from God's commands during the period of the Judges, a time marked by moral and spiritual decline.<p><b>and went to the home of the young Levite</b><br>The young Levite mentioned here is significant because Levites were set apart for religious duties in Israel. However, this Levite is not serving in a traditional Levitical role, highlighting the spiritual confusion and disorder of the time. His presence in Micah's house, rather than in a Levitical city or serving at the tabernacle, underscores the theme of religious apostasy. This Levite's actions contrast with the intended role of Levites as described in <a href="/numbers/3-5.htm">Numbers 3:5-10</a>.<p><b>the house of Micah</b><br>Micah's house is central to the narrative in <a href="/judges/17.htm">Judges 17-18</a>. Micah had created a shrine with an idol, which was against the commandments given to Israel (<a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Exodus 20:4-5</a>). This setting reflects the syncretism and idolatry prevalent in Israel during the Judges period. Micah's actions and the presence of the Levite in his house illustrate the departure from true worship and the blending of pagan practices with the worship of Yahweh.<p><b>and greeted him</b><br>The greeting of the Levite by the Danites suggests a level of familiarity or acceptance, which may indicate the Levite's reputation or the Danites' recognition of his role in Micah's household. This interaction foreshadows the Danites' later actions, where they will take both the Levite and Micah's idols for themselves, further demonstrating the moral and spiritual chaos of the time. The greeting can also be seen as a prelude to the negotiation and eventual recruitment of the Levite by the Danites, reflecting the transactional nature of religious leadership in this period.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_danites.htm">The Danites</a></b><br>A group from the tribe of Dan seeking a new territory to settle, as their allotted land was insufficient.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/micah.htm">Micah</a></b><br>An Ephraimite who had established a private shrine with idols and hired a Levite to be his priest.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_young_levite.htm">The Young Levite</a></b><br>A Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who became a priest for Micah's household.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_micah.htm">The House of Micah</a></b><br>Located in the hill country of Ephraim, it served as a private place of worship with unauthorized religious practices.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_journey.htm">The Journey</a></b><br>The Danites were on a mission to find a new land, and their encounter with Micah's house was a pivotal moment in their journey.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry can subtly infiltrate our lives when we prioritize anything above God. We must remain vigilant and ensure our worship aligns with biblical teachings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god-ordained_worship.htm">The Importance of God-Ordained Worship</a></b><br>Worship should be conducted according to God's instructions, not personal preferences or convenience. This calls for adherence to biblical principles in our worship practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_guidance.htm">Seeking God's Guidance</a></b><br>Like the Danites, we may be tempted to rely on our understanding. Instead, we should seek God's guidance through prayer and Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_spiritual_leadership.htm">The Role of Spiritual Leadership</a></b><br>The young Levite's role highlights the importance of godly leadership. Leaders should be chosen based on their adherence to God's Word, not personal gain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>The account underscores the need for community accountability in spiritual matters. We should encourage and correct one another in love to maintain faithfulness to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_levite's_status_credible_in_judges_17.htm">In Judges 17:7-13, how credible is the Levite's priestly status, given the requirements found elsewhere in the Old Testament regarding priestly lineage?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_a_carved_image_allowed_in_judges_18_31.htm">How do we reconcile the setting up of a carved image in Judges 18:31 with the strict prohibition against idolatry found elsewhere in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_lessons_do_moses_and_aaron_teach.htm">Where is Mount Ephraim mentioned in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15-18) In these verses we have a graphic description of the whole nefarious proceeding. The five spies, knowing Jonathan, salute him, and inveigle him to the entrance of the court to talk to their six hundred companions. While the chiefs of this little army detain him in conversation, without any show of violence the five slip away unobserved to the <span class= "ital">aliyah, </span>or upper room, which serves as the chapel, and steal all the essentials of the worship--namely, (1) the ephod; (2) the teraphim; (3) the graven image; (4) the molten image. It is true that in <a href="/context/judges/18-20.htm" title="And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the middle of the people.">Judges 18:20-30</a> the <span class= "ital">massecah </span>is not mentioned; but it may be regarded as belonging to the <span class= "ital">pesel. </span>It is only when he sees them in actual possession of these that Jonathan asks the alarmed question, "What do ye?"<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Even unto the house</span>, etc. Rather, <span class="accented">at Beth-Micah.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/18-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So they turned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּס֣וּרוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·sū·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">aside there</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֔מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(šām·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and went</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the home</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּֽית־</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the young</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנַּ֥עַר</span> <span class="translit">(han·na·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> </span><span class="str2">A boy, lad, youth, retainer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Levite,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלֵּוִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(hal·lê·wî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levites -- descendant of Levi</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Micah,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיכָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(mî·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4318.htm">Strong's 4318: </a> </span><span class="str2">Micah -- the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and greeted</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·’ă·lū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7592.htm">Strong's 7592: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inquire, to request, to demand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šā·lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> </span><span class="str2">Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/18-15.htm">Judges 18:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/18-15.htm">Judges 18:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/18-15.htm">Judges 18:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/18-15.htm">Judges 18:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/18-15.htm">Judges 18:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/18-15.htm">Judges 18:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/18-15.htm">Judges 18:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/18-15.htm">Judges 18:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/18-15.htm">Judges 18:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/18-15.htm">Judges 18:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/18-15.htm">OT History: Judges 18:15 They turned aside there and came (Jd Judg. 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