Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The priest was very pleased. He took the ephod, the household gods and the idol and went along with the people. New Living Translation The young priest was quite happy to go with them, so he took along the sacred ephod, the household idols, and the carved image. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people. King James Bible 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 King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible The priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, the household idols, and the carved image, and went among the people. NASB 1995 The priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod and household idols and the graven image and went among the people. NASB 1977 And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod and household idols and the graven image, and went among the people. Legacy Standard Bible And the priest’s heart was merry, and he took the ephod and household idols and the graven image and entered among the people. Amplified Bible The priest’s heart was glad [to hear that], and he took the ephod, the teraphim, and the image, and went among the people. Christian Standard Bible So the priest was pleased and took the ephod, household idols, and carved image, and went with the people. Holman Christian Standard Bible So the priest was pleased and took his ephod, household idols, and carved image, and went with the people. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version The priest really liked that idea. So he took the vest and the idols and joined the others English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation The priest was content. He took the ephod, the household idols, and the carved idol and went with the people. Good News Translation This made the priest very happy, so he took the sacred objects and went along with them. International Standard Version The priest was happy to oblige, so he took the ephod, the household idols, and the carved image and went along with the army. Majority Standard Bible So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people. NET Bible The priest was happy. He took the ephod, the personal idols, and the carved image and joined the group. New Heart English Bible The priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the engraved image, and the molten image, and went in the midst of the people. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible The priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, the teraphim, and the engraved image, and went with the people. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the heart of the priest is glad, and he takes the ephod, and the teraphim, and the carved image, and goes into the midst of the people, Young's Literal Translation And the heart of the priest is glad, and he taketh the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and goeth into the midst of the people, Smith's Literal Translation And the priest's heart will be joyous, and he will take the ephod, and the teraphim, and the carved thing, and will go in the midst of the people. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhen he had heard this, he agreed to their words, and took the ephod, and the idols, and the graven god, and departed with them. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had heard this, he agreed to their words. And he took the ephod, and the idols, and the graven image, and he set out with them. New American Bible The priest, agreeing, took the ephod, the teraphim, and the idol, and went along with the troops. New Revised Standard Version Then the priest accepted the offer. He took the ephod, the teraphim, and the idol, and went along with the people. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the priest's heart was glad, and he took the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and went with the people. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the heart of the Priest was pleased and he took the image and the ephod and the breastplate and he went on with the people OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the heart of the priest was glad, and he took the ephod, and the theraphin, and the graven image, and the molten image, and went in the midst of the people. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Danites Take Micah's Idols…19“Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?” 20So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people. 21Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.… Cross References Judges 17:10-11 “Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went in / and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah. 1 Samuel 2:36 And everyone left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a morsel of bread, pleading, “Please appoint me to some priestly office so that I can eat a piece of bread.”’” 1 Kings 12:31 Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites. 2 Kings 17:32 So the new residents worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed for themselves priests of all sorts to serve in the shrines of the high places. 2 Kings 23:9 Although the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, they ate unleavened bread with their fellow priests. Isaiah 56:11 Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain: Ezekiel 44:10-12 Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity. / Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them. / Because they ministered before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I swore with an uplifted hand concerning them that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity, declares the Lord GOD. Hosea 4:8-9 They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity. / And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds. Micah 3:11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” Malachi 2:8-9 But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts. / “So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.” Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Matthew 23:5-7 All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. / They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues, / the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed. Luke 16:13 No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” John 10:12-13 The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock. / The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep. Acts 20:33-34 I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing. / You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions. Treasury of Scripture And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the middle of the people. heart Judges 17:10 And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in. Proverbs 30:15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: Isaiah 56:11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. went. Jump to Previous Carved Engraved Ephod Heart Household Idols Image Midst Priest Priest's TeraphimJump to Next Carved Engraved Ephod Heart Household Idols Image Midst Priest Priest's TeraphimJudges 18 1. The Danites send five men to seek out an inheritance3. At the house of Micah they consult with Jonathan, and are encouraged 7. They search Laish, and bring back news of good hope 11. Six hundred men are sent to surprise it 16. In their way they rob Micah of his priest and his consecrated things 27. They win Laish, and call it Dan 30. They set up idolatry, wherein Jonathan inherits the priesthood. So the priest was glad The Hebrew word for "glad" here is "שָׂמַח" (samach), which conveys a sense of joy or happiness. This gladness of the priest, however, is not rooted in spiritual fulfillment or divine calling but rather in personal gain and ambition. The priest's joy reflects a troubling willingness to abandon his previous service for the allure of greater prestige and material benefit. This highlights a recurring theme in Judges: the moral and spiritual decline of Israel, where even those set apart for religious duties are swayed by personal desires. and took the ephod the household idols and the carved image and went with the people In the midst of the people.--That they might guard his person. It is not necessarily implied that he carried all these sacred objects himself; he may have done so, for the molten image, which was perhaps the heaviest object, is not here mentioned. Verse 20. - The priest's heart was glad, etc. The prospect of greater dignity and greater emolument stifled all sentiments of gratitude and loyalty to Micah, and made him cheerfully connive at an act of theft and sacrilege.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ן (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3548: Priest was glad וַיִּיטַב֙ (way·yî·ṭaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing and took וַיִּקַּח֙ (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take the ephod, הָ֣אֵפ֔וֹד (hā·’ê·p̄ō·wḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 646: A girdle, the ephod, highpriest's shoulder-piece, an image the household idols, הַתְּרָפִ֖ים (hat·tə·rā·p̄îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8655: (a kind of idol) perhaps household idol and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the graven image, הַפָּ֑סֶל (hap·pā·sel) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6459: An idol, image and went וַיָּבֹ֖א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go with בְּקֶ֥רֶב (bə·qe·reḇ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center the people. הָעָֽם׃ (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Links Judges 18:20 NIVJudges 18:20 NLT Judges 18:20 ESV Judges 18:20 NASB Judges 18:20 KJV Judges 18:20 BibleApps.com Judges 18:20 Biblia Paralela Judges 18:20 Chinese Bible Judges 18:20 French Bible Judges 18:20 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 18:20 The priest's heart was glad and he (Jd Judg. 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