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Judges 18:1 (show verse)
In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought themselves an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.
Judges 18:2 (show verse)
And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their territory, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.
Judges 18:3 (show verse)
When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in there, and said unto him, Who brought you here? and what are you doing in this place? and what do you have here?
Judges 18:4 (show verse)
And he said unto them, Thus and thus deals Micah with me, and has hired me, and I am his priest.
Judges 18:5 (show verse)
And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray you, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
Judges 18:6 (show verse)
And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: the LORD is before your way in which you go.
Judges 18:7 (show verse)
Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were there, how they dwelt safely, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might shame them in anything; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.
Armies » March in ranks » Of laish
Jonathan » A levite of bethlehem, who becomes a priest for micah; accepts idolatry; joins the danites
Magistrate » An officer of civil law
Phenicia » Called zidonians
Reconnoissance » Laish
sidon » A city » A city on the northern boundary of the canaanites » Inhabitants of, lived in security and without a worry
The Sidonians » Character of » Careless and secure
Jonathan » A levite of bethlehem, who becomes a priest for micah; accepts idolatry; joins the danites
Magistrate » An officer of civil law
Phenicia » Called zidonians
Reconnoissance » Laish
sidon » A city » A city on the northern boundary of the canaanites » Inhabitants of, lived in security and without a worry
The Sidonians » Character of » Careless and secure
Judges 18:8 (show verse)
And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say you?
Judges 18:9 (show verse)
And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are you still here? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.
Judges 18:10 (show verse)
When you go, you shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God has given it into your hands; a place where there is no lack of any thing that is in the earth.
Judges 18:11 (show verse)
And there went from there of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with weapons of war.
Judges 18:12 (show verse)
And they went up, and encamped in Kiriathjearim, in Judah: therefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is west of Kiriathjearim.
Judges 18:13 (show verse)
And they passed from there unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.
Judges 18:14 (show verse)
Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do you know that there is in these houses an ephod, and household gods, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what you have to do.
Dishonesty » Instances of » Micah's priest steals his images
Ephod » A sacred vestment worn by the high priest » Made by gideon, became an idolatrous snare to israel
the Ephod » Used by idolatrous priests
Images » Other objects of worship » Teraphim, images, household gods
Jonathan » A levite of bethlehem, who becomes a priest for micah; accepts idolatry; joins the danites
Teraphim » Used by micah, stolen by the danites
Theft and thieves » Instances of » The spies of laish
false Worship » Other objects of worship » Teraphim, images, household gods
FALSE » Other objects of worship » Teraphim, images, household gods
Ephod » A sacred vestment worn by the high priest » Made by gideon, became an idolatrous snare to israel
the Ephod » Used by idolatrous priests
Images » Other objects of worship » Teraphim, images, household gods
Jonathan » A levite of bethlehem, who becomes a priest for micah; accepts idolatry; joins the danites
Teraphim » Used by micah, stolen by the danites
Theft and thieves » Instances of » The spies of laish
false Worship » Other objects of worship » Teraphim, images, household gods
FALSE » Other objects of worship » Teraphim, images, household gods
Judges 18:15 (show verse)
And they turned aside there, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and greeted him.
Judges 18:16 (show verse)
And the six hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.
Judges 18:17 (show verse)
And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in there, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the household gods, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men that were armed with weapons of war.
Business life » Dishonesty » Examples of
The tribe of Dan » A part of » Plundered michah of his idols and his ephod
Dishonesty » Examples of
Dishonesty » Instances of » Micah's priest steals his images
Jonathan » A levite of bethlehem, who becomes a priest for micah; accepts idolatry; joins the danites
Teraphim » Used by micah, stolen by the danites
Theft and thieves » Instances of » The spies of laish
Vices » Dishonesty » Examples of
The tribe of Dan » A part of » Plundered michah of his idols and his ephod
Dishonesty » Examples of
Dishonesty » Instances of » Micah's priest steals his images
Jonathan » A levite of bethlehem, who becomes a priest for micah; accepts idolatry; joins the danites
Teraphim » Used by micah, stolen by the danites
Theft and thieves » Instances of » The spies of laish
Vices » Dishonesty » Examples of
Judges 18:18 (show verse)
And these went into Micah's house, and took the carved image, the ephod, and the household gods, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What are you doing?
The tribe of Dan » A part of » Plundered michah of his idols and his ephod
Dishonesty » Instances of » Micah's priest steals his images
Jonathan » A levite of bethlehem, who becomes a priest for micah; accepts idolatry; joins the danites
Teraphim » Used by micah, stolen by the danites
Theft and thieves » Instances of » The spies of laish
Dishonesty » Instances of » Micah's priest steals his images
Jonathan » A levite of bethlehem, who becomes a priest for micah; accepts idolatry; joins the danites
Teraphim » Used by micah, stolen by the danites
Theft and thieves » Instances of » The spies of laish
Judges 18:19 (show verse)
And they said unto him, Hold your peace, lay your hand upon your mouth, and go 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 that you be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?
The tribe of Dan » A part of » Plundered michah of his idols and his ephod
Dishonesty » Instances of » Micah's priest steals his images
Jonathan » A levite of bethlehem, who becomes a priest for micah; accepts idolatry; joins the danites
Silence » Keep » Men commanded to keep silent
Teraphim » Used by micah, stolen by the danites
Theft and thieves » Instances of » The spies of laish
Dishonesty » Instances of » Micah's priest steals his images
Jonathan » A levite of bethlehem, who becomes a priest for micah; accepts idolatry; joins the danites
Silence » Keep » Men commanded to keep silent
Teraphim » Used by micah, stolen by the danites
Theft and thieves » Instances of » The spies of laish
Judges 18:20 (show verse)
And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the household gods, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
The tribe of Dan » A part of » Plundered michah of his idols and his ephod
Dishonesty » Instances of » Micah's priest steals his images
Jonathan » A levite of bethlehem, who becomes a priest for micah; accepts idolatry; joins the danites
Teraphim » Used by micah, stolen by the danites
Theft and thieves » Instances of » The spies of laish
Dishonesty » Instances of » Micah's priest steals his images
Jonathan » A levite of bethlehem, who becomes a priest for micah; accepts idolatry; joins the danites
Teraphim » Used by micah, stolen by the danites
Theft and thieves » Instances of » The spies of laish
Judges 18:21 (show verse)
So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods in front of them.
Judges 18:22 (show verse)
And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.
Judges 18:23 (show verse)
And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What ails you, that you come with such a company?
Judges 18:24 (show verse)
And he said, you have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and you are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that you say unto me, What ails you?
Judges 18:25 (show verse)
And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household.
Judges 18:26 (show verse)
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.
Judges 18:27 (show verse)
And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest that he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were quiet and secure: and they struck them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.
Dan » Tribe of » Conquests by
The tribe of Dan » A part of » Took laish and called it dan
The tribe of Dan » A part of » Plundered michah of his idols and his ephod
Jonathan » A levite of bethlehem, who becomes a priest for micah; accepts idolatry; joins the danites
Theft and thieves » Instances of » The spies of laish
The tribe of Dan » A part of » Took laish and called it dan
The tribe of Dan » A part of » Plundered michah of his idols and his ephod
Jonathan » A levite of bethlehem, who becomes a priest for micah; accepts idolatry; joins the danites
Theft and thieves » Instances of » The spies of laish
Judges 18:28 (show verse)
And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lies by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelt in it.
Judges 18:29 (show verse)
And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: however the name of the city was Laish at the first.
Judges 18:30 (show verse)
And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
Dan » Dan » Tribe of
Dan » Tribe of
The tribe of Dan » A part of » Set up micah's idols in dan
Gershom » A levite
Jonathan » A levite, son of gershom
Jonathan » A levite of bethlehem, who becomes a priest for micah; accepts idolatry; joins the danites
Manasseh » Moses, rv father of gershom
Tribe » Of dan
Dan » Tribe of
The tribe of Dan » A part of » Set up micah's idols in dan
Gershom » A levite
Jonathan » A levite, son of gershom
Jonathan » A levite of bethlehem, who becomes a priest for micah; accepts idolatry; joins the danites
Manasseh » Moses, rv father of gershom
Tribe » Of dan
Judges 18:31 (show verse)
And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.