They went over there and came to the house of the young Levite man, even to the house of Micah, and asked him how he was doing.
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They went over there and came to the house of the young Levite man, even to the house of Micah, and asked him how he was doing.
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And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.
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And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.
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Passages linked to Judges 18:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 43:27 He asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?”
- John 14:27 Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
- Genesis 37:14 He said to him, “Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again.” So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
- 1 Samuel 17:22 David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers.
- 2 Kings 4:26 Please run now to meet her, and ask her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with your child?’ ” She answered, “It is well.”
- Matthew 10:12-13 As you enter into the household, greet it. If the household is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it isn’t worthy, let your peace return to you.
- Luke 10:4-6 Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor sandals. Greet no one on the way. Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house.’ If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 18:15 And they turned thitherward, and came to…
Jdg 18:15 And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, [even] unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.
Ver. 15. The house of the young man the Levite.] {See Trapp on "Jdg 18:3"}
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And saluted him.] And so did soon insinuate into him who - levitate plus quam desultoria - might be won with an apple, and lost with a nut. These Danites, with their salutations and fair promises, win this hireling Levite insalutato hero suo dacedere, to leave Micah his master without leave taken of him; who yet had used him as one of his sons.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Heb. asked him of peace, i.e. if he were…
Heb. asked him of peace, i.e. if he were in peace, peace being commonly put for health and prosperity.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they turned thitherward,.... It seems as if the…
And they turned thitherward,.... It seems as if the house lay a little out of their way, and therefore they turned on one hand to go unto it:
and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah; for the young man's house was only an apartment of Micah's, and lay very probably next to that in which the images, and oracle were; and they made up to the young man's apartment, rather than to Micah's, because the above things were under his care:
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and saluted him; asked him of his welfare in a kind and obliging manner, the rather to ingratiate themselves unto him.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 15. even unto the house of Micah] A gloss…
15. even unto the house of Micah] A gloss inserted to identify the young Levite’s house with that of Micah; see on Jdg_17:7. LXX. Luc omits the house of the young man the Levite.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (15-18) In these verses we have a graphic description…
(15-18) In these verses we have a graphic description of the whole nefarious proceeding. The five spies, knowing Jonathan, salute him, and inveigle him to the entrance of the court to talk to their six hundred companions. While the chiefs of this little army detain him in conversation, without any show of violence the five slip away unobserved to the alîyah, or upper room, which serves as the chapel, and steal all the essentials of the worship—namely, (1) the ephod; (2) the teraphim; (3) the graven image; (4) the molten image. It is true that in Jdg_18:20-30 the massecah is not mentioned; but it may be regarded as belonging to the pesel. It is only when he sees them in actual possession of these that Jonathan asks the alarmed question, “What do ye?”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Even unto the house, etc. Rather, at Beth-Micah.
Even unto the house, etc. Rather, at Beth-Micah.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 they turned in there
they turned in there
"they turned"
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they greeted him
The word "him" refers to the Levite.
six hundred Danites
"600 Danites" (See: Numbers)
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Dan
gate
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