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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 Dan sought them an inheritance to dwell in, for unto that time there fell none inheritance unto them among the tribes of Israel.
Judges 18:2 (show verse)
And the children of Dan sent of their kindreds five men of activity, out of their coasts, even out of Zorah and Eshtaol, to view the land and search it out, and said unto them, "Go and search out the land." And they came to mount Ephraim, even to the house of Micah and lodged there.
Judges 18:3 (show verse)
And when they were come unto the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite, and turned in thither, and said unto him, "Who brought thee hither? And what makest thou in this place? And what hast thou here?"
Judges 18:4 (show verse)
And he said unto them, "Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me and hath hired me to be his priest."
Judges 18:5 (show verse)
And they said unto him, "Ask of God, I pray thee, that we may know whether the way which we go, shall be prosperous or no."
Judges 18:6 (show verse)
And the priest said unto them, "Go in peace, for the way which ye go is before the LORD."
Judges 18:7 (show verse)
Then the five men departed and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, and after the manner of the Sidonians: still, and without casting of perils, and that no man made any trouble in the land or usurped any dominion, and how they were far from the Sidonians and had no business with any nation.
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 tidings bring you?"
Judges 18:9 (show verse)
And they said, "Up, and let us go unto them, for we have seen the land, that it is very good. Haste therefore and be not slothful to depart and go and conquer the land.
Judges 18:10 (show verse)
When ye be come, ye shall come unto a people that casteth no perils, and unto a large country: for God hath given into your hands a place wherein is no lack of anything that is in the world."
Judges 18:11 (show verse)
And there departed thence of the kindred of the Danites, out of Zorah and Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with instruments of war.
Judges 18:12 (show verse)
And they went and pitched in Kiriathjearim in Judah. Wherefore the place is called Mahanahdan unto this day, which is on the back side of Kiriathjearim.
Judges 18:13 (show verse)
And they went thence unto mount Ephraim, and came to 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, "Know ye not that there is in these houses an ephod and images; and a graven image and an image of metal? Now therefore consider what ye 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 thitherward and came to the house of the young man the Levite in the house of Micah, and saluted him peaceably.
Judges 18:16 (show verse)
And the six hundred men girded with weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood in the entering of the gate.
Judges 18:17 (show verse)
And the five men that went to spy out the land, went in thither and took the carved image and the ephod, the graven image, and the image of metal. And the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were armed unto battle,
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)
while the other went to Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, the graven image and the image of metal. Then said the priest unto them, "What do ye?"
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 answered him, "Hold thy peace, and put thine hand upon thy mouth, and come with us, and be unto us a father and a priest. Whether is it better for thee to be a priest? Unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe or a kindred 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 was glad and took the ephod and the images, and the graven image, and went with 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)
And they turned and departed, and put the children, the cattle and their costly things before them.
Judges 18:22 (show verse)
When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses that were by Micah's house, made an outcry, and followed after the children of Dan and called unto them.
Judges 18:23 (show verse)
And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, "What aileth thee, that thou makest an outcry?"
Judges 18:24 (show verse)
And he said, "Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and also the priest, and go your ways with them! And what have I more? How then say ye unto me, 'What aileth thee?'"
Judges 18:25 (show verse)
And the children of Dan said unto him, "Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of all thine household too."
Judges 18:26 (show verse)
And so the children of Dan went their ways. And when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house again.
Judges 18:27 (show verse)
And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and went unto Laish, even unto a people that were at rest and without mistrust, and smote 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 man to help, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no meddling with any other nation. And the city stood in the valley that lieth by Bethrehob. And they built the city and dwelt therein.
Judges 18:29 (show verse)
And called it Dan, after the name of Dan their father which was born unto Israel. Howbeit in very deed the name of the city was Laish at the beginning.
Judges 18:30 (show verse)
And the children of Dan set them up the graven image. And Jonathan the son of Gershon, the son of Manasseh and his sons were the priests unto the tribe of the Danites, until they were carried away out of the land captive.
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 the carved image which Micah made, all the while that the house of God was in Shiloh.