Judges 18:22
20 So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people.
21 Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.
After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.
23 When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?”
24 He replied, “You took the gods I had made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah’s house gathered together and overtook the children of Dan.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- They were already far from the house of Micah, when the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.
- BLB
- They were far off from the house of Micah, and the men who [were] in the houses that [were] near the house of Micah gathered together, and they overtook the sons of Dan.
- ÅB
- Da de alt var kommet langt fra Mikas hus, ble mennene i Mikas grend kalt sammen, og de innhentet Dans barn.
- OTB
- Da de hadde gått et stykke fra Mikas hus, samlet mennene som bodde nær Mikas hus seg og innhentet danittene.
- B1930
- Da de alt var kommet langt fra Mikas hus, blev mennene i Mikas grend kalt sammen, og de innhentet Dans barn.