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 it Dan after their ancestor, who was one of Israel’s sons. But the city’s name used to be Laish. 30The Danites worshiped the carved image. Jonathan, descendant of Gershom, son of Moses, and his descendants served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile. They worshiped Micah’s carved image the whole time God’s authorized shrine was in 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 said to him, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. That’s where I’m from. I had business in Bethlehem in Judah, but now I’m heading home. But no one has invited me into their home.
• Judges 21:21and keep your eyes open. When you see the daughters of Shiloh coming out to dance in the celebration, jump out from the vineyards. Each one of you, catch yourself a wife from among the daughters of Shiloh and then go home to the land of Benjamin.
• Joshua 18:1The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh and there they set up the tent of meeting. Though they had subdued the land,
• 1 Samuel 1:3Year after year this man would go up from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh. It was there that the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, served as the Lord’s priests.
• 1 Samuel 4:4So the army sent to Shiloh, and they took from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts who sits between the cherubim. Now the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
• Jeremiah 7:12So, go to the place in Shiloh where I allowed myself to be worshiped in the early days. See what I did to it because of the wicked things my people Israel did.

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