Judges 18:15-17
Lexham English Bible
15 So they turned to that direction, and they came to the house of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and they greeted him.[a] 16 And six hundred men from the descendants[b] of Dan, armed with their weapons of war, were standing at the entrance of the gate. 17 And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and they entered there and took the carved divine image, ephod, teraphim, and the molten image. The priest was standing at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men armed with the weapons of war.
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- Judges 18:15 Literally “they asked for him in peace”
- Judges 18:16 Or “sons/children”
Judges 18:15-17
New King James Version
15 So they turned aside there, and came to the house of the young Levite man—to the house of Micah—and greeted him. 16 The (A)six hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate. 17 Then (B)the five men who had gone to spy out the land went up. Entering there, they took (C)the carved image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molded image. The priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men who were armed with weapons of war.
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Judges 18:15-17
New International Version
15 So they turned in there and went to the house of the young Levite at Micah’s place and greeted him. 16 The six hundred Danites,(A) armed for battle, stood at the entrance of the gate. 17 The five men who had spied out the land went inside and took the idol, the ephod and the household gods(B) while the priest and the six hundred armed men(C) stood at the entrance of the gate.
Judges 18:15-17
English Standard Version
15 And they turned aside there and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and (A)asked him about his welfare. 16 Now the 600 men of the Danites, (B)armed with their weapons of war, stood by the entrance of the gate. 17 And (C)the five men who had gone to scout out the land went up and entered and took (D)the carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the metal image, while the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the 600 men armed with weapons of war.
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