New King James Version
Judges 18:6
6And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. The presence of the Lord be with you on your way.”
Judges 18:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the Lord is your way wherein ye go.
- New International Version (NIV)The priest answered them, “Go in peace. Your journey has the Lord’s approval.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the priest said to them, "Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the Lord."
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Go in peace,” the priest replied. “For the Lord is watching over your journey.”
Context of Judges 18:6
4He said to them, “Thus and so Micah did for me. He has hired me, and I have become his priest.” 5So they said to him, “Please inquire of God, that we may know whether the journey on which we go will be prosperous.” And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. The presence of the Lord be with you on your way.” 7So the five men departed and went to Laish. They saw the people who were there, how they dwelt safely, in the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure. There were no rulers in the land who might put them to shame for anything. They were far from the Sidonians, and they had no ties with anyone. 8Then the spies came back to their brethren at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brethren said to them, “What is your report?”
Read all of Judges 18Judges 18:6 word by word
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר לָהֶ֛ם הַכֹּהֵ֖ן לְכ֣וּ לְשָׁל֑וֹם נֹ֣כַח יְהוָ֔ה דַּרְכְּכֶ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר תֵּֽלְכוּ־בָֽהּ׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Judges 18:6
- 1 Kings 22:6Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall I go against Ramoth Gilead to fight, or shall I refrain?” So they said, “Go up, for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
- Jeremiah 23:21“I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran. I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
- Deuteronomy 11:12a land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year.
- Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy,
- 1 Thessalonians 3:11Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.
Commentaries on Judges 18:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Before the Lord - i. e. He looks favorably upon it. (Compare Ezra 8:21-22.)Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The Lord had promised Dan land in the southwest, but they had not taken it (see Judges 1:34; Joshua 19:40–48). Now they sought God's blessing from a hired priest. This priest's "blessing," like Micah's mother's (Judges 17:2), sounded religious but had no basis in Israel's covenant with the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261-6. In those days ... the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in--The Danites had a territory assigned them as well as the other tribes. But either through indolence, or a lack of energy, they did not acquire the full possession of their allotment, but suffered a considerable portion of it to be wrested out of their hands by the encroachments of their powerful neighbors, the Philistines. In consequence, being straitened for room, a considerable…Read the comment
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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
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