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Judges 18:25 Explained in Context
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Verse 25. 25And 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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Quick Meaning
This verse responds with a threat that angry fighters may kill Micah and his household.
Read It With
- Judges 18:21–26
Read Judges 18:21–26 together. This verse responds with a threat that angry fighters may kill Micah and his household. Dan's protective march order, Micah's mobilization and pursuit, shouted exchange, his theft complaint, Dan's threat of angry men, recognition of weakness, return, and continued march form one confrontation; verse 27 begins Laish's destruction.
Why This Verse Appears Here
The dialogue displays the absurdity of gods that can be stolen and the seriousness of coercion that makes superior force substitute for ownership or justice. Within that movement, responds with a threat that angry fighters may kill Micah and his household.
Read Judges 18:21–26 together
Why these verses belong together: Dan's protective march order, Micah's mobilization and pursuit, shouted exchange, his theft complaint, Dan's threat of angry men, recognition of weakness, return, and continued march form one confrontation; verse 27 begins Laish's destruction.
Verse 21. 21 So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.
Verse 22. 22 And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah’s house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.
Verse 23. 23 And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?
Verse 24. 24 And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?
Verse 25. 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.
Verse 26. 26 And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.
What Remains True
Responds with a threat that angry fighters may kill Micah and his household. A victim can be wrong about one matter and still be genuinely robbed or threatened in another.
How It Can Shape Life
- Because Judges 18:25 responds with a threat that angry fighters may kill Micah and his household, evaluate each party's conduct separately and protect households from retaliation even when the complainant has also acted wrongly.
Continue in Context
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Read Judges 18:21–26 — Armed threat leaves Micah without his godsSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: Judges 18:21–26, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Judges
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording, morphology, names, clause relationships, repeated terms, wordplays, and translation control.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Judg.xml, 18:21–26
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Judges with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, textual, poetic, geographical, social, and uncertainty notes.
Exact location: NET Bible Judges PDF, printed pp. 482-484, translation and notes on 18:21–26
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