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 the city Dan in honor of their ancestor Dan, Israel’s son. Originally, the city was called Laish. 30The people of Dan set up the carved idol for themselves. Jonathan (son of Gershom and grandson of Moses) and his descendants were priests for Dan’s tribe until the people living in that land were taken captive. So they set up for themselves the carved idol Micah had made. It stayed there the whole time the house of God was at Shiloh.

Judges 18:31 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they set them upשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• Micah’sמִיכָהmîykâh · MicahH4318
• graven imageפֶּ֫סֶלpesel · idolH6459
• which he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• all the timeיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• was in Shilohשִׁלוֹshîylôh shilôh shîylô shilô · ShilohH7887

Cross-references for Judges 18:31

• Judges 19:18The Levite replied, “We’re on our way from Bethlehem in Judah to a remote area in the mountains of Ephraim. That’s where I’m from. I had gone to Bethlehem in Judah. Now I’m going to the Lord’s house, but no one has offered to take me into his home.
• Judges 21:21watch. When the young women of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, come out of the vineyards. Each of you catch a woman from Shiloh to be your wife. Then go back to the territory of Benjamin.
• Joshua 18:1The whole congregation of Israel gathered at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there. The land was under their control.
• 1 Samuel 1:3Every year this man would go from his own city to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of Armies at Shiloh. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, served there as priests of the Lord.
• 1 Samuel 4:4The troops sent some men who brought back the ark of the promise of the Lord of Armies—who is enthroned over the angels. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, came along with God’s ark.
• Jeremiah 7:12“ ‘But go to my place that was at Shiloh, where I first made a dwelling place for my name. See what I did to Shiloh because of the evil done by 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