Judges 18:31

Judges 18:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they set them up Micah’s graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.
• New International Version (NIV)They continued to use the idol Micah had made, all the time the house of God was in Shiloh.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they set up Micah's carved image that he made, as long as the house of God was at Shiloh.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they set up for themselves Micah’s carved image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

Context of Judges 18:31

29They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish. 30The Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land. So they set up for themselves Micah’s graven image, and it was there the whole time the house of God was in Shiloh.

Judges 18:31 word by word

וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ לָהֶ֔ם אֶת־פֶּ֥סֶל מִיכָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה כָּל־יְמֵ֛י הֱי֥וֹת בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

• So they set upשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• Micah’sמִיכָהmîykâh · MicahH4318
• ·עָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• graven imageפֶּ֫סֶלpesel · idolH6459
• and it was there the wholeכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• timeיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• wasהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• in Shilohשִׁלוֹshîylôh shilôh shîylô shilô · ShilohH7887

Cross-references for Judges 18:31

• Judges 19:18The Levite replied, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the LORD; but no one has taken me into his home,
• Judges 21:21and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
• Joshua 18:1Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,
• 1 Samuel 1:3Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.
• 1 Samuel 4:4So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
• Jeremiah 7:12But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel.

Commentaries on Judges 18:31

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31The tribe of Dan continued its religious unfaithfulness at least through the time of the judges. It is not clear if Samuel, Saul, or David corrected this. Joshua used Shiloh, a town in the hill country of Ephraim, as his command post and main shrine (Joshua 18:1) during the conquest and distribution of the land (Joshua 18–22). The priest Eli and his sons served the Lord at Shiloh (1 Samuel 1:3). The Philistines likely destroyed the town and sanctuary…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3130-31. the children of Dan set up the graven image--Their distance secluded them from the rest of the Israelites, and doubtless this, which was their apology for not going to Shiloh, was the cause of perpetuating idolatry among them for many generations.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 18:31

• Church
• Shiloh
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• God
• Shiloh
• Graven image
• House of God
• Ask
• Micah
• Quiet
• Solomon
• Teraphim
• Criticism

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