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

21They prepared to leave, putting their dependents, livestock, and possessions in front of them. 22After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men who were in the houses near it were mustered and caught up with the Danites. They called to the Danites, who turned to face them, and said to Micah, “What’s the matter with you that you mustered the men?” 24He said, “You took the gods I had made and the priest, and went away. What do I have left? How can you say to me, ‘What’s the matter with you? ’” 25The Danites said to him, “Don’t 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they criedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• unto the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Danדָּןdân · DanH1835
• And they turnedסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
• their facesפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Micahמִיכָהmîykâh · MicahH4318
• What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a companyזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199

Cross-references for Judges 18:23

• Genesis 21:17God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What’s wrong, Hagar? Don’t be afraid, for God has heard the boy crying from the place where he is.
• 1 Samuel 11:5Just then Saul was coming in from the field behind his oxen. “What’s the matter with the people? Why are they weeping?” Saul inquired, and they repeated to him the words of the men from Jabesh.
• 2 Samuel 14:5“What’s the matter?” the king asked her. “Sadly, I am a widow; my husband died,” she said.
• 2 Kings 6:28Then the king asked her, “What’s the matter?” She said, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, and we will eat him today. Then we will eat my son tomorrow.’
• Psalms 114:5Why was it, sea, that you fled? Jordan, that you turned back?
• Isaiah 22:1A pronouncement concerning the Valley of Vision: What’s the matter with you? Why have all of you 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