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Text -- Judges 18:27-31 (NET)
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18:27 Now the Danites took what Micah had made , as well as his priest , and came to Laish , where the people were undisturbed and unsuspecting . They struck them down with the sword and burned the city .
18:28 No one came to the rescue because the city was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with anyone . The city was in a valley near Beth Rehob . The Danites rebuilt the city and occupied it.
18:29 They named it Dan after their ancestor , who was one of Israel’s sons . But the city’s name used to be Laish .
18:30 The Danites worshiped the carved image . Jonathan , descendant of Gershom , son of Moses , and his descendants served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile .
18:31 They worshiped Micah’s carved image the whole time God’s authorized shrine was in Shiloh .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jonathan |
INTERCESSION |
PHOENICIA; PHOENICIANS |
JEBUS; JEBUSI; JEBUSITE |
Minister |
PALESTINE, 2 |
MICAH (1) |
NAPHTALI |
DAN (1); DAN, TRIBE OF |
Dan |
DAN (2) |
Mahaneh-dan |
Zorah |
Teraphim |
Micah |
JOSHUA (2) |
LION |
MANASSEH (1) |
Gershom |
Shiloh |
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NET Notes: Jdg 18:27 The Hebrew adds “with fire.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons, because it is redundant in English.
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NET Notes: Jdg 18:28 Heb “They”; the referent (the Danites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Jdg 18:29 Heb “They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who had been born to Israel.”
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