Judges 18:24

Judges 18:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?
• New International Version (NIV)He replied, “You took the gods I made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you ask, ‘What’s the matter with you?’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "You take my gods that I made and the priest, and go away, and what have I left? How then do you ask me, 'What is the matter with you?'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he said, “You have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and you have gone away. Now what more do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What ails you?’ ”

Context of Judges 18:24

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. 23Then 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?” And 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.” 26So the sons of Dan went on their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.

Judges 18:24 word by word

וַיֹּ֡אמֶר אֶת־אֱלֹהַי֩ אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂ֨יתִי לְקַחְתֶּ֧ם וְֽאֶת־הַכֹּהֵ֛ן וַתֵּלְכ֖וּ וּמַה־לִּ֣י ע֑וֹד וּמַה־זֶּ֛ה תֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלַ֖י מַה־לָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• You have takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• my godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• I madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• and the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• and have goneהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• moreעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• do I have? So howזֶהzeh · thisH2088

Cross-references for Judges 18:24

• Judges 17:13Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will prosper me, because I have a Levite as a priest.”
• Psalms 115:8Those who make them will become like them, Everyone who trusts in them.
• Isaiah 44:18They do not know, nor do they understand, for He has smeared over their eyes so that they cannot see, and their hearts so that they cannot comprehend.
• Jeremiah 50:38A drought on her waters, and they will be dried up! For it is a land of idols, And they go insane at frightful images.
• Jeremiah 51:17Every person is stupid, devoid of knowledge; Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols, For his cast metal images are deceitful, And there is no breath in them.
• Ezekiel 23:5“Oholah prostituted herself while she was Mine; and she lusted after her lovers, after the Assyrians, her neighbors,
• Habakkuk 2:18“What benefit is a carved image when its maker has carved it, Or a cast metal image, a teacher of falsehood? For its maker trusts in his own handiwork When he fashions speechless idols.
• Acts 19:26You see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in almost all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable number of people, saying that gods made by hands are not gods at all.
• Revelation 17:2with whom the kings of the earth committed acts of sexual immorality, and those who live on the earth became drunk with the wine of her sexual immorality.”

Commentaries on Judges 18:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Ye have taken away my gods - As Micah was a worshipper of the true God, as we have seen, he cannot mean any kind of idols by the word אלהי elohai here used. He undoubtedly means those representations of Divine things, and symbols of the Divine presence such as the teraphim, ephod, etc.; for they are all evidently included under the word elohai, which we translate my gods.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Micah's final speech is sad and pitiful. He started by stealing from his mother and ended up losing everything to even worse thieves. The story is full of irony, especially when Micah loses the gods he created. His fate is like that of anyone who abandons the Lord's covenant: he is left with nothing!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 18:24

• Jonathan
• Theft and Thieves

In the dictionaries

• Ask
• Micah
• Quiet
• Teraphim
• Dan (1); Dan, Tribe of
• Dan (2)
• How
• 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