Judges 18:15

Judges 18:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.
• New International Version (NIV)So they turned in there and went to the house of the young Levite at Micah’s place and greeted him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they turned aside there and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and asked him about his welfare.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they turned aside there, and came to the house of the young Levite man—to the house of Micah—and greeted him.

Context of Judges 18:15

13From there they passed on to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house. 14Then the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish said to their kinsmen, “Do you know that in these houses there are an ephod, household idols, a carved image and a molten image? Now therefore, consider what you have to do.” So they turned aside there and came to the house of the young Levite at Micah’s house, and asked him about his welfare. 16Now the 600 men of the children of Dan, armed with their weapons of war, were standing by the entrance of the gate. 17The five men who had gone to spy out the land went up and entered there. They took the carved image, the ephod, the household idols and the molten image, while the priest was standing by the entrance of the gate with the 600 men armed with weapons of war.

Judges 18:15 word by word

וַיָּס֣וּרוּ שָׁ֔מָּה וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ אֶל־בֵּֽית־הַנַּ֥עַר הַלֵּוִ֖י בֵּ֣ית מִיכָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־ל֖וֹ לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they turnedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
• thitherward, and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of the young manנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• the Leviteלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• of Micahמִיכָהmîykâh · MicahH4318
• and salutedשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: well-beingH7965
• and salutedשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592

Cross-references for Judges 18:15

• Genesis 37:14Then he said to him, “Go now, and check on the welfare of your brothers and the welfare of the flocks and bring word back to me.” So he sent him from the valley of Hebron and he went to Shechem.
• Genesis 43:27Then he asked if they were well, and said, “Is he well—your elderly father that you told me about? Is he still alive?”
• 1 Samuel 17:22Then David left his baggage in the care of the baggage keeper, and ran to the battle line and entered to check out his brothers’ welfare.
• 2 Kings 4:26Please, run now to meet her and ask her: ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the boy?’” She answered, “It is well.”
• Matthew 10:12As you come into the house, greet it.
• Luke 10:4Do not be burdened with a money belt, travel bag, or shoes; and do not greet anyone along the way.
• John 14:27“Shalom I leave you, My shalom I give to you; but not as the world gives! Do not let your heart be troubled or afraid.

Commentaries on Judges 18:15

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15The five dishonest scouts ignored the host and went directly to their target, the young and naive Levite who lacked principles.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2111-21. there went from thence of the family of the Danites ... six hundred men--This was the collective number of the men who were equipped with arms to carry out this expeditionary enterprise, without including the families and furniture of the emigrants (Jud 18:21). Their journey led them through the territory of Judah, and their first halting place was "behind," that is, on the west of Kirjath-jearim, on a spot called afterwards "the camp of Dan."…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 18:15

• Dishonesty
• Jonathan
• Theft and Thieves

In the dictionaries

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