Judges 18:26

And the sons of Dan went on their journey,—and, when Micah saw that they were, too strong, for him, he turned and went back unto his house.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.

In Context

25And the sons of Dan said unto him, Do not let thy voice be heard among us,—lest men embittered in soul fall upon you, and thou gather in thy life and the lives of thy household.

27They, therefore, took what Micah had made, and the priest that he had, and came upon Laish, upon a people quiet and secure, and smote them with the edge of the sword,—the city also, burned they with fire.

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Cross References

Genesis 49:16Dan, shall vindicate his people,—as one of the tribes of Israel;

Matthew Henry on Judges 18:15-27

Micah's Gods Stolen; Micah's Attempt to Recover His Idols. ( b. c. 1406.) 14 Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do. 15 And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him. 16 And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war,… Read the whole commentary →

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