Judges 18:22
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.
Judges 18:22 in other translations
| BSB | After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites. |
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| WEB | When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah’s house gathered together and overtook the children of Dan. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | They have been far off from the house of Micah--and the men who are in the houses which are near the house of Micah have been called together, and overtake the sons of Dan, |
| DARBY | They were already far from the house of Micah, when the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan. |
| BBE | When they had gone some way from the house of Micah, the men from the houses near Micah's house came together and overtook the children of Dan, |
| Webster | 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 collected, and overtook the children of Dan. |
What does Judges 18:22 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 18:22-26
22-26. the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together--The robbers of the chapel being soon detected, a hot pursuit was forthwith commenced by Micah, at the head of a considerable body of followers. The readiness with which they joined in the attempt to recover the stolen articles affords a presumption that the advantages of the chapel had been open to all in the neighborhood; and the importance which Micah, like Laban, attached to his teraphim, is seen by the urgency with which he pursued the thieves, and the risk of his life in attempting to procure their restoration. Finding his party, however, not a match for the Danites, he thought it prudent to desist, well knowing the rule which was then prevalent in the land, that "They should take who had the power, And they should keep who could."
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Judges 18:22 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Judges 18:21
So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.
- Judges 18:22
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.
- Judges 18:23
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?
Judges 18:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y cuando ya se habían alejado de la casa de Michâs, los hombres que habitaban en las casas cercanas á la casa de Michâs, se juntaron, y siguieron á los hijos de Dan. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Quand ils furent loin de la maison de Michée, les hommes qui étaient dans les maisons voisines de celle de Michée furent assemblés à grands cris, et ils atteignirent les fils de Dan. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sie waren schon fern vom Hause Michas, da versammelten sich die Männer, die in den Häusern waren, die beim Hause Michas standen, und ereilten die Kinder Dan. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et jam a domo Michæ essent procul, viri qui habitabant in ædibus Michæ conclamantes secuti sunt, |