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 renamed the town Dan after their ancestor, Israel’s son, but it had originally been called Laish. 30Then they set up the carved image, and they appointed Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Moses, as their priest. This family continued as priests for the tribe of Dan until the Exile. So Micah’s carved image was worshiped by the tribe of Dan as long as the Tabernacle of God remained at 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 19:18“We have been in Bethlehem in Judah,” the man replied. “We are on our way to a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim, which is my home. I traveled to Bethlehem, and now I’m returning home. But no one has taken us in for the night,
• Judges 21:21When you see the young women of Shiloh come out for their dances, rush out from the vineyards, and each of you can take one of them home to the land of Benjamin to be your wife!
• Joshua 18:1Now that the land was under Israelite control, the entire community of Israel gathered at Shiloh and set up the Tabernacle.
• 1 Samuel 1:3Each year Elkanah would travel to Shiloh to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies at the Tabernacle. The priests of the Lord at that time were the two sons of Eli—Hophni and Phinehas.
• 1 Samuel 4:4So they sent men to Shiloh to bring the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, who is enthroned between the cherubim. Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were also there with the Ark of the Covenant of God.
• Jeremiah 7:12“‘Go now to the place at Shiloh where I once put the Tabernacle that bore my name. See what I did there because of all the wickedness of my people, the Israelites.

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