Judges 18:15

Judges 18:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.
• New International Version (NIV)So they turned in there and went to the house of the young Levite at Micah’s place and greeted him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they turned aside there and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and asked him about his welfare.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they turned aside there, and came to the house of the young Levite man—to the house of Micah—and greeted him.

Context of Judges 18:15

13They passed from there to the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah. 14Then the five men who went to spy out the country of Laish said to their kinsmen, “Do you know that there are in these houses an ephod and household idols and a graven image and a molten image? Now therefore, consider what you should do.” They turned aside there and came to the house of the young man, the Levite, to the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare. 16The six hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the sons of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate. 17Now the five men who went to spy out the land went up and entered there, and took the graven image and the ephod and household idols and the molten image, while the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men armed with weapons of war.

Judges 18:15 word by word

וַיָּס֣וּרוּ שָׁ֔מָּה וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ אֶל־בֵּֽית־הַנַּ֥עַר הַלֵּוִ֖י בֵּ֣ית מִיכָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־ל֖וֹ לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear

• They turnedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
• asideסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of the youngנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• the Leviteלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• of Micahמִיכָהmîykâh · MicahH4318
• and askedשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• him of his welfareשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: well-beingH7965

People and places in Judges 18:15

• Levi
• Micah

Cross-references for Judges 18:15

• Genesis 37:14Then he said to him, “Go now and see about the welfare of your brothers and the welfare of the flock, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him from the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
• Genesis 43:27Then he asked them about their welfare, and said, “Is your old father well, of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”
• 1 Samuel 17:22Then David left his baggage in the care of the baggage keeper, and ran to the battle line and entered in order to greet his brothers.
• 2 Kings 4:26Please run now to meet her and say to her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?’” And she answered, “It is well.”
• Matthew 10:12As you enter the house, give it your greeting.
• Luke 10:4Carry no money belt, no bag, no shoes; and greet no one on the way.
• John 14:27Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.

Commentaries on Judges 18:15

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15The five dishonest scouts ignored the host and went directly to their target, the young and naive Levite who lacked principles.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2111-21. there went from thence of the family of the Danites ... six hundred men--This was the collective number of the men who were equipped with arms to carry out this expeditionary enterprise, without including the families and furniture of the emigrants (Jud 18:21). Their journey led them through the territory of Judah, and their first halting place was "behind," that is, on the west of Kirjath-jearim, on a spot called afterwards "the camp of Dan."…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 18:15

• Dishonesty
• Jonathan
• Theft and Thieves

In the dictionaries

• Levite
• Micah
• Ask
• Quiet
• Teraphim
• Dan (1); Dan, Tribe of
• Dan (2)
• Intercession
• Israel, History of
• Jebus; Jebusi; Jebusite

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