Judges 18 Parallel Bible

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1	In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of Dan sought them an inheritance to dwell in: for unto that day they had not received their lot among the other tribes.	In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the people of Dan was seeking for itself an inheritance to dwell in, for until then no inheritance among the tribes of Israel had fallen to them.	In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking a place of their own where they might settle, because they had not yet come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.
2	So the children of Dan sent five most valiant men of their stock and family from Saraa and Esthaol, to spy out the land, and to view it diligently: and they said to them: Go, and view the land. They went on their way, and when they came to mount Ephraim, they went into the house of Michas, and rested there:	So the people of Dan sent five able men from the whole number of their tribe, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to explore it. And they said to them, “Go and explore the land.” And they came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.	So the Danites sent five of their leading men from Zorah and Eshtaol to spy out the land and explore it. These men represented all the Danites. They told them, “Go, explore the land.” So they entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.
3	And knowing the voice of the young man the Levite, and lodging with him, they said to him: Who brought thee hither? what dost thou here? why wouldst thou come hither?	When they were by the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young Levite. And they turned aside and said to him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?”	When they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they turned in there and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”
4	He answered them: Michas hath done such and such things for me, and hath hired me to be his priest.	And he said to them, “This is how Micah dealt with me: he has hired me, and I have become his priest.”	He told them what Micah had done for him, and said, “He has hired me and I am his priest.”
5	Then they desired him to consult the Lord, that they might know whether their journey should be prosperous, and the thing should have effect.	And they said to him, “Inquire of God, please, that we may know whether the journey on which we are setting out will succeed.”	Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to learn whether our journey will be successful.”
6	He answered them: Go in peace, the Lord looketh on your way, and the journey that you go.	And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the LORD.”	The priest answered them, “Go in peace. Your journey has the LORD’s approval.”
7	So the five men going on came to Lais: and they saw how the people dwelt therein without any fear, according to the custom of the Sidonians, secure and easy, having no man at all to oppose them, being very rich, and living separated, at a distance from Sidon and from all men.	Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting, lacking nothing that is in the earth and possessing wealth, and how they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.	So the five men left and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living in safety, like the Sidonians, at peace and secure. And since their land lacked nothing, they were prosperous. Also, they lived a long way from the Sidonians and had no relationship with anyone else.
8	And they returned to their brethren in Saraa and Esthaol, who asked them what they had done? to whom they answered:	And when they came to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers said to them, “What do you report?”	When they returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their fellow Danites asked them, “How did you find things?”
9	Arise, and let us go up to them: for we have seen the land which is exceeding rich and fruitful: neglect not, lose no time: let us go and possess it, there will be no difficulty.	They said, “Arise, and let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good. And will you do nothing? Do not be slow to go, to enter in and possess the land.	They answered, “Come on, let’s attack them! We have seen the land, and it is very good. Aren’t you going to do something? Don’t hesitate to go there and take it over.
10	We shall come to a people that is secure, into a spacious country, and the Lord will deliver the place to us, in which there is no want of any thing that groweth on the earth.	As soon as you go, you will come to an unsuspecting people. The land is spacious, for God has given it into your hands, a place where there is no lack of anything that is in the earth.”	When you get there, you will find an unsuspecting people and a spacious land that God has put into your hands, a land that lacks nothing whatever.”
11	There went therefore of the kindred of Dan, to wit, from Saraa and Esthaol, six hundred men, furnished with arms for war,	So 600 men of the tribe of Dan, armed with weapons of war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol,	Then six hundred men of the Danites, armed for battle, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.
12	And going up they lodged in Cariathiarim of Juda: which place from that time is called the camp of Dan, and is behind Cariathiarim.	and went up and encamped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. On this account that place is called Mahaneh-dan to this day; behold, it is west of Kiriath-jearim.	On their way they set up camp near Kiriath Jearim in Judah. This is why the place west of Kiriath Jearim is called Mahaneh Dan to this day.
13	From thence they passed into mount Ephraim. And when they were come to the house of Michas,	And they passed on from there to the hill country of Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah.	From there they went on to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.
14	The five men, that before had been sent to view the land of Lais, said to the rest of their brethren: You know that in these houses there is an ephod, and theraphim, and a graven, and a molten god: see what you are pleased to do.	Then the five men who had gone to scout out the country of Laish said to their brothers, “Do you know that in these houses there are an ephod, household gods, a carved image, and a metal image? Now therefore consider what you will do.”	Then the five men who had spied out the land of Laish said to their fellow Danites, “Do you know that one of these houses has an ephod, some household gods and an image overlaid with silver? Now you know what to do.”
15	And when they had turned a little aside, they went into the house of the young man the Levite, who was in the house of Michas: and they saluted him with words of peace.	And they turned aside there and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and asked him about his welfare.	So they turned in there and went to the house of the young Levite at Micah’s place and greeted him.
16	And the six hundred men stood before the door, appointed with their arms.	Now the 600 men of the Danites, armed with their weapons of war, stood by the entrance of the gate.	The six hundred Danites, armed for battle, stood at the entrance of the gate.
17	But they that were gone into the house of the young man, went about to take away the graven god, and the ephod, and the theraphim, and the molten god, and the priest stood before the door, the six hundred valiant men waiting not far off.	And the five men who had gone to scout out the land went up and entered and took 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.	The five men who had spied out the land went inside and took the idol, the ephod and the household gods while the priest and the six hundred armed men stood at the entrance of the gate.
18	So they that were gone in took away the graven thing, the ephod, and the idols, and the molten god. And the priest said to them: What are you doing?	And when these went into Micah’s house and took the carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”	When the five men went into Micah’s house and took the idol, the ephod and the household gods, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
19	And they said to him: Hold thy peace and put thy finger on thy mouth and come with us, that we may have thee for a father, and a priest. Whether is better for thee, to be a priest in the house of one man, or in a tribe and family in Israel?	And they said to him, “Keep quiet; put your hand on your mouth and come 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 clan in Israel?”	They answered him, “Be quiet! Don’t say a word. Come with us, and be our father and priest. Isn’t it better that you serve a tribe and clan in Israel as priest rather than just one man’s household?”
20	When he had heard this, he agreed to their words, and took the ephod, and the idols, and the graven god, and departed with them.	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.	The priest was very pleased. He took the ephod, the household gods and the idol and went along with the people.
21	And when they were going forward, and had put before them the children and the cattle and all that was valuable,	So they turned and departed, putting the little ones and the livestock and the goods in front of them.	Putting their little children, their livestock and their possessions in front of them, they turned away and left.
22	And were now at a distance from the house of Michas, the men that dwelt in the houses of Michas gathering together followed them,	When they had gone a distance from the home of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah’s house were called out, and they overtook the people of Dan.	When they had gone some distance from Micah’s house, the men who lived near Micah were called together and overtook the Danites.
23	And began to shout out after them. They looked back, and said to Michas: What aileth thee? Why dost thou cry?	And they shouted to the people of Dan, who turned around and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you, that you come with such a company?”	As they shouted after them, the Danites turned and said to Micah, “What’s the matter with you that you called out your men to fight?”
24	And he answered: You have taken away my gods which I have made me and the priest, and all that I have, and do you say: What aileth thee?	And he said, “You take my gods that I made and the priest, and go away, and what have I left? How then do you ask me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”	He replied, “You took the gods I made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you ask, ‘What’s the matter with you?’”
25	And the children of Dan said to him: See thou say no more to us, lest men enraged come upon thee, and thou perish with all thy house.	And the people of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and you lose your life with the lives of your household.”	The Danites answered, “Don’t argue with us, or some of the men may get angry and attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”
26	And so they went on the journey they had begun. But Michas seeing that they were stronger than he, returned to his house.	Then the people of Dan went their way. And when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his home.	So the Danites went their way, and Micah, seeing that they were too strong for him, turned around and went back home.
27	And the six hundred men took the priest, and the things we spoke of before, and came to Lais to a people that was quiet and secure, and smote them with the edge of the sword: and the city was burnt with fire,	But the people of Dan took what Micah had made, and the priest who belonged to him, and they came to Laish, to a people quiet and unsuspecting, and struck them with the edge of the sword and burned the city with fire.	Then they took what Micah had made, and his priest, and went on to Laish, against a people at peace and secure. They attacked them with the sword and burned down their city.
28	There being no man at all who brought them any succour, because they dwelt far from Sidon, and had no society or business with any man. And the city was in the land of Rohob: and they rebuilt it and dwelt therein.	And there was no deliverer because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone. It was in the valley that belongs to Beth-rehob. Then they rebuilt the city and lived in it.	There was no one to rescue them because they lived a long way from Sidon and had no relationship with anyone else. The city was in a valley near Beth Rehob. The Danites rebuilt the city and settled there.
29	Calling the name of the city Dan after the name of their father, who was the son of Israel, which before was called Lais.	And they named the city Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor, who was born to Israel; but the name of the city was Laish at the first.	They named it Dan after their ancestor Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city used to be called Laish.
30	And they set up to themselves the graven idol, and Jonathan the son of Gersam the son of Moses, he and his sons were priests in the tribe of Dan, until the day of their captivity.	And the people of Dan set up the carved image for themselves, and Jonathan the son of Gershom, son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.	There the Danites set up for themselves the idol, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the captivity of the land.
31	And 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.	So they set up Micah’s carved image that he made, as long as the house of God was at Shiloh.	They continued to use the idol Micah had made, all the time the house of God was in Shiloh.
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