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Judges 18:5

3 And while they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”

4 “Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”

Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to determine whether we will have a successful journey.”

6 And the priest told them, “Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.”

7 So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, tranquil and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.

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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
Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to determine whether we will have a successful journey.”
KJV
And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
WEB
They said to him, “Please ask counsel of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.”
ASV
And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
DARBY
And they said to him, Inquire, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way on which we go shall be prosperous.
BLB
And they said to him, “Inquire, please, of God, that we may know whether the journey will prosper on which we are going.”
ÅB
Da sa de til ham: Kjære, spør Gud for oss, sa vi kan få vite om den reise vi nå gjør, skal lykkes!
OTB
Da sa de til ham: "Vennligst spør Gud for å finne ut om vår reise vil bli vellykket."
B1930
Da sa de til ham: Kjære, spør Gud for oss, sa vi kan få vite om den reise vi nu gjør, skal lykkes!

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Cross references

  • Acts 8:10

    and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”

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  • 1 Kings 22:5

    But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”

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  • Isaiah 30:1

    “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.

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  • Hosea 4:12

    My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.

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  • Judges 18:14

    Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their brothers, “Did you know that one of these houses has an ephod, household gods, a graven image, and a molten idol? Now think about what you should do.”

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  • 2 Kings 16:15

    Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, as well as the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings of all the people of the land. Sprinkle on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance.”

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  • Judges 17:5

    Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.

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  • Ezekiel 21:21

    For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver.

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