Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They continued to use the idol Micah had made, all the time the house of God was in Shiloh. New Living Translation So Micah’s carved image was worshiped by the tribe of Dan as long as the Tabernacle of God remained at Shiloh. English Standard Version So they set up Micah’s carved image that he made, as long as the house of God was at Shiloh. Berean Standard Bible So they set up for themselves Micah’s graven image, and it was there the whole time the house of God was in Shiloh. King James Bible And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. New King James Version So they set up for themselves Micah’s carved image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. New American Standard Bible So they set up for themselves Micah’s carved image which he had made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. NASB 1995 So they set up for themselves Micah’s graven image which he had made, all the time that the house of God was at Shiloh. NASB 1977 So they set up for themselves Micah’s graven image which he had made, all the time that the house of God was at Shiloh. Legacy Standard Bible So they set up for themselves Micah’s graven image which he had made, all the time that the house of God was at Shiloh. Amplified Bible So they set up for themselves Micah’s [silver-plated wooden] image which he had made, and kept it throughout the time that the house (tabernacle) of God was at Shiloh. Christian Standard Bible So they set up for themselves Micah’s carved image that he had made, and it was there as long as the house of God was in Shiloh. Holman Christian Standard Bible So they set up for themselves Micah’s carved image that he had made, and it was there as long as the house of God was in Shiloh. American Standard Version So they set them up Micah's graven image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. English Revised Version So they set them up Micah's graven image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. GOD'S WORD® Translation So they set up for themselves the carved idol Micah had made. It stayed there the whole time the house of God was at Shiloh. Good News Translation Micah's idol remained there as long as the Tent where God was worshiped remained at Shiloh. International Standard Version Micah's carved image, that he himself had crafted, was in place during the entire time that God's tent was set up at Shiloh. Majority Standard Bible So they set up for themselves Micah’s graven image, and it was there the whole time the house of God was in Shiloh. NET Bible They worshiped Micah's carved image the whole time God's authorized shrine was in Shiloh. New Heart English Bible So they set up for themselves Micah's engraved image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. Webster's Bible Translation And they set up for themselves Micah's graven image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. World English Bible So they set up for themselves Micah’s engraved image which he made, and it remained all the time that God’s house was in Shiloh. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they appoint for themselves the carved image of Micah, which he had made, all the days of the house of God being in Shiloh. Young's Literal Translation And they appoint for them the graven image of Micah, which he had made, all the days of the house of God being in Shiloh. Smith's Literal Translation And they will set up to them Micah's carved thing, which he made, all the days the home of God was in Shiloh. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the idol of Michas remained with them all the time that the house of God was in Silo. In those days there was no king in Israel. Catholic Public Domain Version And the idol of Micah remained with them during the entire time that the house of God was in Shiloh. In those days, there was no king in Israel. New American Bible They maintained the idol Micah had made as long as the house of God was in Shiloh. New Revised Standard Version So they maintained as their own Micah’s idol that he had made, as long as the house of God was at Shiloh. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they set up for themselves Micah's graven image, which he had made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they set for themselves the image of Mikah that he had made, all the days that the house of God was in Shilo OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So they set them up Micah's graven image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they set up for themselves the graven image which Michaias made, all the days that the house of God was in Selom; and it was so in those days that there was no king in Israel. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Danites Take Micah's Idols…30The Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land. 31So they set up for themselves Micah’s graven image, and it was there the whole time the house of God was in Shiloh. Cross References Judges 17:5 Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest. Judges 17:12 Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house. 1 Kings 12:28-30 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves. 2 Kings 17:16 They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal. 2 Kings 18:4 He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it. 2 Chronicles 11:15 And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made. 2 Chronicles 13:8-9 And now you think you can resist the kingdom of the LORD, which is in the hands of David’s descendants. You are indeed a vast army, and you have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods. / But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites? And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands? Now whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of things that are not gods. Hosea 8:5-6 He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence? / For this thing is from Israel—a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria. Hosea 10:5-6 The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile. / Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols. Amos 8:14 Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’—they will fall, never to rise again.” Exodus 32:4 He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” Deuteronomy 12:5 Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. Deuteronomy 12:11 then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD. Psalm 78:58 They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols. Psalm 106:19-20 At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image. / They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox. Treasury of Scripture And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. all the time Judges 19:18 And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house. Judges 21:21 And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. Joshua 18:1 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them. Jump to Previous Appoint Continued Engraved House Idols Image Micah Micah's Shiloh Themselves Time UseJump to Next Appoint Continued Engraved House Idols Image Micah Micah's Shiloh Themselves Time UseJudges 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 they set up for themselves This phrase indicates a deliberate action taken by the tribe of Dan. The Hebrew root for "set up" is "קוּם" (qum), which means to establish or erect. This action reflects a conscious decision to establish their own form of worship, independent of God's ordained system. It highlights the human tendency to create personal religious practices that deviate from divine instructions, a theme recurrent throughout the Book of Judges. Micah’s graven image and it was there the whole time the house of God was in Shiloh All the time that the house of God was in Shiloh--i.e., till Samuel's early manhood, when the Philistines sacked Shiloh, to which place the Ark and Tabernacle never returned (1Samuel 4:3, 1Samuel 6:21, 1Samuel 7:1). This verse may probably have been added by a later hand to prevent any mistake in the interpretation of the former. It may have been written in Saul's reign, when the Tabernacle and ephod had been removed to Nob for greater safety. The last mention of the town of Dan is in 2Chronicles 16:4 Hebrew So they set upוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ (way·yā·śî·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set for themselves לָהֶ֔ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew Micah's מִיכָ֖ה (mî·ḵāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4318: Micah -- the name of several Israelites graven image, פֶּ֥סֶל (pe·sel) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6459: An idol, image and it was there the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every time יְמֵ֛י (yə·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3117: A day the house בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of God הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative was הֱי֥וֹת (hĕ·yō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be in Shiloh. בְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ (bə·ši·lōh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7887: Shiloh -- a city in Ephraim Links Judges 18:31 NIVJudges 18:31 NLT Judges 18:31 ESV Judges 18:31 NASB Judges 18:31 KJV Judges 18:31 BibleApps.com Judges 18:31 Biblia Paralela Judges 18:31 Chinese Bible Judges 18:31 French Bible Judges 18:31 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 18:31 So they set them up Micah's engraved (Jd Judg. 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