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Judges 18:23

DanMicah

21 Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.

22 After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.

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?’”

25 The Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”

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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
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?”
KJV
And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?
WEB
As they called to the children of Dan, they turned their faces, and said to Micah, “What ails you, that you come with such a company?”
ASV
And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?
DARBY
And they cried to the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said to Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?
BLB
And they called out to the sons of Dan, and they turned around and said to Micah, “What ails you that you have gathered such a company?”
ÅB
De ropte etter Dans barn, og disse vendte seg om og sa til Mika: Hva vil du siden du har kalt dine folk sammen?
OTB
Mens de ropte etter dem, snudde danittene seg og sa til Mika: "Hva er i veien med deg siden du har kalt ut dine menn for å kjempe?"
B1930
De ropte efter Dans barn, og disse vendte sig om og sa til Mika: Hvad vil du siden du har kalt dine folk sammen?

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Cross references

  • Genesis 21:17

    Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies.

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  • Psalms 114:5

    Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,

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  • 2 Samuel 14:5

    “What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.

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  • Isaiah 22:1

    This is the burden against the Valley of Vision: What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops,

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  • 1 Samuel 11:5

    Just then Saul was returning from the field, behind his oxen. “What troubles the people?” asked Saul. “Why are they weeping?” And they relayed to him the words of the men from Jabesh.

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  • 2 Kings 6:28

    Then the king asked her, “What is the matter?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and tomorrow we will eat my son.’

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