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30-31 Even though the place of worship[a] was in Shiloh, the people of Dan set up the idol Micah had made. They worshiped the idol, and the Levite was their priest. His name was Jonathan, and he was a descendant of Gershom the son of Moses.[b] His descendants served as priests for the tribe of Dan, until the people of Israel were taken away as prisoners by their enemies.

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Footnotes

  1. 18.30,31 place of worship: The Hebrew text has “house of God,” which at this time was probably the sacred tent.
  2. 18.30,31 Moses: Some manuscripts of two ancient translations; the Standard Hebrew Text has “Manasseh,” but written in a special way that tells the reader “Moses” had been changed to “Manasseh.”

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