The children of Dan said to him, “Don’t let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall on you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household.”
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The children of Dan said to him, “Don’t let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall on you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household.”
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And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.
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And the children of Dan said unto him: 'Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.'
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to Judges 18:25 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Job 27:2 “As God lives, who has taken away my right, the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter
- 1 Samuel 30:6 David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.
- 2 Samuel 17:8 Hushai said moreover, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
- Job 3:5 Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell on it. Let all that makes black the day terrify it.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Hebrew, who have their heart bitter.
Hebrew, who have their heart bitter.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 18:25 And the children of Dan said unto…
Jdg 18:25 And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.
Ver. 25. Let not thy voice be heard.] Tace, si sapis. The noise of weapons drowns the voice of right. {Lam 2:9} The law is no more.
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Lest angry fellows run upon thee.] Irati et irritati, biliosi et bellicosi. Heb., Men bitter of soul. Gallice, Gens de cholere.
And thou lose thy life, &c.] Heb., Ne recolligas animam tuam: that is, lest God take thy soul to himself, as Vatablus rendereth it: lest thou be sent to heaven the sooner for thy devotion.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Thy voice; thy complaints and reproaches.
Thy voice; thy complaints and reproaches.
Angry fellows; the soldiers, who are in themselves sharp and fierce, and will soon be inflamed by thy provoking words.
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And thou lose thy life; which, notwithstanding all thy pretences, thou dost value more than thy images, as indeed appeared from his following practice.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the children of Dan said unto him, let…
And the children of Dan said unto him, let not thy voice be heard among us,.... Complaining of us as having done an unjust thing, charging and reproaching us with theft and sacrilege, insisting upon a restoration of the things taken, and abusing with odious names and characters:
lest angry fellows run upon thee: lest men of bitter and passionate spirits, provoked by ill language given them, should draw their swords and fall upon thee:
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and thou lose thy life, and the life of thy household; the life of himself, his family, servants, tenants, and neighbours with him, which ought to have been more precious and valuable than his gods; of which there was great danger in demanding his gods, which by this they let him know they would not part with.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Thy voice - Thy complaints and reproaches. Angry fellows…
Thy voice - Thy complaints and reproaches. Angry fellows - The soldiers, who are in themselves sharp and fierce, and will soon be enflamed by thy provoking words. Thy Life - Which, not withstanding all thy pretenses, thou dost value more than thy images.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 25. And thou lose thy life] This was…
Verse 25. And thou lose thy life] This was argumentum ad hominem; he must put up with the loss of his substance, or else lose his life! It was the mere language of a modern highwayman: Your life or your money.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Jdg 18:25. Let not thy voice be heard —…
Jdg 18:25. Let not thy voice be heard — Thy complaints and reproaches. Lest angry fellows run upon thee — The soldiers, who are sharp and fierce and will soon be inflamed by thy provoking words. And thou lose thy life — Which, notwithstanding all thy pretences, thou valuest more than thy image, teraphim, and ephod.
Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain House. The violence and injustice of the Danites cannot…
House. The violence and injustice of the Danites cannot be excused, particularly as they were stealing what they deemed sacred. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 25. angry fellows] See marg.; fierce-tempered as in 2Sa_17:8;…
25. angry fellows] See marg.; fierce-tempered as in 2Sa_17:8; cf. also 1Sa_22:2. The rough humour and insolence of the robbers are admirably described. The writer hardly disguises his relish of the scene.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (25) Lest angry fellows run upon thee.—Literally, lest men…
(25) Lest angry fellows run upon thee.—Literally, lest men bitter of soul fall upon thee. (Comp. Jdg_8:21; Jdg_15:12; 2Sa_17:8, “chafed in their minds.”)
Thou lose thy life.—Literally, thou gather thy life, as in Psa_26:9.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Run upon thee. Rather, run, or fall, upon you;…
Run upon thee. Rather, run, or fall, upon you; it is the plural pronoun, comprehending the whole party. The argument of the Danites was the argument of the stronger.
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