Judges 18:26
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.”
So the Danites went on their way, and Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were too strong for him.
27 After they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a tranquil and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.
28 There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from Sidon and had no alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.
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
- So the Danites went on their way, and Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were too strong for him.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- The children of Dan went their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And the children of Dan went their way; and Micah saw that they were too strong for him, and he turned and went back to his house.
- BLB
- And the sons of Dan went their way. And Micah saw that they [were] stronger than he, and he turned and went back to his house.
- ÅB
- Så dro Dans barn sin vei, og da Mika så at de var sterkere enn han, vendte han om og dro tilbake til sitt hus.
- OTB
- Så fortsatte danittene på sin vei, og da Mika så at de var for sterke for ham, vendte han seg og dro hjem igjen.
- B1930
- Så drog Dans barn sin vei, og da Mika så at de var sterkere enn han, vendte han om og drog tilbake til sitt hus.