Judges 18:31

What does Judges 18:31 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 18:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

So they set them up Micah’s graven image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And they set them up Micah’s graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

So they set them up Micah’s graven image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And they put up for themselves the image which Micah had made, and it was there all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And they appoint for them the graven image of Micah, which he had made, all the days of the house of God being in Shiloh.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the idol of Michas remained with them all the time that the house of God was in Silo. In those days there was no king in Israel.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And they set up for themselves Micah's graven image, which he had made, all the time that the house ofGod was in Shiloh.

Context

v.30And the children of Dan set up for themselves the graven image; and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.

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Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 7:12

    But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I caused my name to dwell at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.

  • Joshua 18:1

    And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled themselves together at Shiloh, and set up the tent of meeting there: and the land was subdued before them.

  • Judges 19:18

    And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah unto the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim; from thence am I, and I went to Beth-lehem-judah: and I am now going to the house of Jehovah; and there is no man that taketh me into his house.

  • 1 Samuel 1:3

    And this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice unto Jehovah of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests unto Jehovah, were there.

  • Judges 21:21

    and see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.

  • 1 Samuel 4:4

    So the people sent to Shiloh; and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of hosts, who sitteth above the cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

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