Judges 18:24
22 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.
23 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?
And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?
25 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 thy household.
26 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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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?’”
- KJV
- And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?
- WEB
- He said, “You have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and have gone away! What more do I have? How can you ask me, ‘What ails you?’”
- ASV
- And he said, ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and are gone away, and what have I more? and how then say ye unto me, What aileth thee?
- DARBY
- And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away; and what have I more? and what is this that ye say to me, What aileth thee?
- BLB
- And he said, “My gods that I made you⁺ have taken, and the priest, and you⁺ have gone away. And what more [is] unto me? And what [is] this you⁺ say to me: ‘What ails you?’”
- ÅB
- Han svarte: Dere har tatt mine guder som jeg har gjort meg, og presten med, og har draget bort; hva har jeg så tilbake? Hvordan kan dere da spørre meg hva jeg vil?
- OTB
- Han svarte: "Dere har tatt gudene jeg laget og min prest, og har dratt av sted. Hva annet har jeg? Hvordan kan dere spørre: ‘Hva er i veien med deg?’"
- B1930
- Han svarte: I har tatt mine guder som jeg har gjort mig, og presten med, og har draget bort; hvad har jeg så tilbake? Hvorledes kan I da spørre mig hvad jeg vil?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Habakkuk 2:18–19
What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
Read in contextPsalms 115:8
They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:18–20
They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Read in contextJudges 17:13
Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
Read in contextJeremiah 51:17
Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
Read in contextEzekiel 23:5
And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,
Read in contextJeremiah 50:38
A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.
Read in contextActs 19:26
Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
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