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Judges 18:30 KJV
Judges · chapter 18 · verse 30
And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.Judges 18:30 · King James Version
Judges 18:30 in context
28And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein.
29And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.
30And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
31And they set them up Micah’s graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- JonathanYᵉhôwnâthânJehonathan, the name of four IsraelitesH3083 →
- ManassehMᵉnashshehMenashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryH4519 →
- GershomGêrᵉshômGereshom, the name of four IsraelitesH1647 →
- priestskôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- imagepeçelan idolH6459 →
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Here is, I. Laish conquered by the Danites. They proceeded on their march, and, because they met with no disaster, perhaps concluded they had not done amiss in robbing Micah. Many justify themselves in their impiety by their prosperity. Observe, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 27-31