Judges 18:23

Judges 18:23 in other versions

• King James Version (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?
• New International Version (NIV)As they shouted after them, the Danites turned and said to Micah, “What’s the matter with you that you called out your men to fight?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they shouted to the people of Dan, who turned around and said to Micah, "What is the matter with you, that you come with such a company?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they called out to the children of Dan. So they turned around and said to Micah, “What ails you, that you have gathered such a company?”

Context of Judges 18:23

21Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed. 22After 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?” 24He 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?’” 25The 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.”

Judges 18:23 word by word

וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙ אֶל־בְּנֵי־דָ֔ן וַיַּסֵּ֖בּוּ פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לְמִיכָ֔ה מַה־לְּךָ֖ כִּ֥י נִזְעָֽקְתָּ׃Read the interlinear

• When they called outקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• after themאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the Danitesבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• the Danitesדָּןdân · DanH1835
• turnedסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
• to face themפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Micahמִיכָהmîykâh · MicahH4318
• What is the matterמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• thatכִּיkîy · forH3588
• you have called out such a companyזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199

Cross-references for Judges 18:23

• Genesis 21:17Then 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.
• 1 Samuel 11:5Just 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.
• 2 Samuel 14:5“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.
• 2 Kings 6:28Then 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.’
• Psalms 114:5Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
• Isaiah 22:1This is the burden against the Valley of Vision: What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops,

Commentaries on Judges 18:23

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23The question aimed to intimidate Micah into giving up the fight.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2622-26. the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together--The robbers of the chapel being soon detected, a hot pursuit was forthwith commenced by Micah, at the head of a considerable body of followers. The readiness with which they joined in the attempt to recover the stolen articles affords a presumption that the advantages of the chapel had been open to all in the neighborhood; and the importance which Micah, like Laban…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 18:23

• Jonathan
• Theft and Thieves

In the dictionaries

• Dan
• Micah
• Ask
• Quiet
• Teraphim
• Ail
• Dan (1); Dan, Tribe of
• Dan (2)
• Intercession
• Israel, History of

Commentaries on Judges 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary