|
24 And he said, “My gods that I made you? have taken, and the priest, and you? have gone away. And what more is unto me? And what is this you? say to me: ‘What ails you?’” 25 And the sons of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest men angry in soul fall upon you?, and you lose your life and the lives of your house.” 26 And the sons of Dan went their way. And Micah saw that they were stronger than he, and he turned and went back to his house. 27 And they took that which Micah had made and the priest who had belonged to him, and they came to Laish, to a people quiet and unsuspecting, and they struck them with the mouth of the sword, and they burned the city with the fire. 28 And there was no rescuer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no ties with anyone. And it was in the valley that belongs to Beth-rehob. And they rebuilt the city and dwelt there. 29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father who was born to Israel. But Laish was the name of the city formerly. 30 And the sons of Dan set up for themselves the carved image. And Jonathan son of Gershom son of Moses—he and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danite until the day of the captivity of the land. 31 And they set up for themselves the carved image from Micah, which he had made, all the days of the house of God being in Shiloh. Judges 18:24-31, Berean Literal Bible. Public domain.
|
