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

21Then they turned and left, and put the children, the livestock, and the valuables in front of them. 22When they had distanced themselves from Micah’s house, the men who were in the houses near Micah’s house assembled by command and overtook the sons of Dan. Then they called out to the sons of Dan, who turned around and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you, that you have assembled together?” 24And he said, “You have taken my gods which I made, and the priest, and have gone away; what more do I have? So how can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’” 25Then the sons of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, or else fierce men will attack you, and you will lose your life and the lives of your household.”

Judges 18:23 word by word

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

• Then they calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• outקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• to the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Danדָּןdân · DanH1835
• who turnedסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
• aroundפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Micahמִיכָהmîykâh · MicahH4318
• Whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• with you, that you have assembledזָעַקzâ‛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 is the matter with you, Hagar? Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.
• 1 Samuel 11:5Now behold, Saul was coming from the field behind the oxen, and Saul said, “What is the matter with the people that they weep?” So they reported to him the words of the men of Jabesh.
• 2 Samuel 14:5And the king said to her, “What is troubling you?” And she answered, “Truly I am a widow, for my husband is dead.
• 2 Kings 6:28Then the king said to her, “What is on your mind?” And she said, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son so that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’
• Psalms 114:5What ails you, sea, that you flee? Jordan, that you turn back?
• Isaiah 22:1The pronouncement concerning the valley of vision: What is the matter with you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops?

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