Judges 18:20

Judges 18:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
• New International Version (NIV)The priest was very pleased. He took the ephod, the household gods and the idol and went along with the people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the priest's heart was glad. He took the ephod and the household gods and the carved image and went along with the people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the priest’s heart was glad; and he took the ephod, the household idols, and the carved image, and took his place among the people.

Context of Judges 18:20

18Now after these had gone into Micah’s house and taken the carved image, the ephod, the household idols and the molten image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?” 19“Be quiet!” they said to him. “Put your hand on your mouth and go with us and be to us a father and a priest! Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man or to be priest to a tribe and a clan in Israel?” So the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, the household idols and the carved image, and went along among the people. 21So they turned and set off, and placed the little ones and the cattle and the goods in front of them. 22When they were at a good distance from Micah’s house, the men that were in the houses near Micah’s house gathered and caught up with the children of Dan.

Judges 18:20 word by word

וַיִּיטַב֙ לֵ֣ב הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֵפ֔וֹד וְאֶת־הַתְּרָפִ֖ים וְאֶת־הַפָּ֑סֶל וַיָּבֹ֖א בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָעָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the priest’sכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• was gladיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• and he tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the ephodאֵפוֹד'êphôd 'êphôd · ephodH646
• and the teraphimתְּרָפִיםterâphîym · teraphimH8655
• and the graven imageפֶּ֫סֶלpesel · idolH6459
• and went inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• the midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Judges 18:20

• Judges 17:10So Micah said to him, “Stay with me and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, and a suit of apparel, and your provision.” So the Levite went in.
• Proverbs 30:15The leech has two daughters: “Give! Give!” Three things are never satisfied, four never say, “Enough!”—
• Isaiah 56:11and the dogs are greedy— they never have enough. They are shepherds with no discernment. They have all turned to their own way, each to his own gain, one and all.
• Ezekiel 13:19You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and crumbs of bread, to kill those who should not die and to save those who should not live, by lying to My people, who listen to lies.’”
• Hosea 4:3Therefore the land will mourn, and everyone dwelling in it will languish along with the beasts of the field and the flying creatures of the sky— even the fish of the sea will be removed.
• Acts 20:33I coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothing.
• Philippians 3:19Their end is destruction—their god is their belly and their glory is in their shame. They set their minds on earthly things.)
• 2 Peter 2:3In their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction does not slumber.

Commentaries on Judges 18:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Went to the midst of the people - He was glad to be employed by the Danites; and went into the crowd, that he might not be discovered by Micah or his family.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20The young priest accepted the offer. Ignoring his generous supporter, he helped steal Micah's valuable items. Micah's mother's blessing (Judges 17:3) was losing its value.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 18:20

• Dishonesty
• Jonathan
• Teraphim
• Theft and Thieves

In the dictionaries

• Graven image
• Ask
• Idol
• Micah
• Quiet
• Teraphim
• Thummim
• Dan (1); Dan, Tribe of
• Dan (2)
• Intercession

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