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Gideon had seventy sons of
his own, since he had many wives.
And
Gideon the son of
Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the
sepulchre of
Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
Later,
Gideon son of
Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of
his father
Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
And
Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to
Shechem unto
his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of
his mother’s father, saying,
Now
Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to
his mother’s brothers at
Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of
his mother,
And
his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of
Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow
Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
And when
his mother’s brothers spoke all these words about him in the presence of all the leaders of
Shechem, their hearts were inclined to follow
Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”
And he went unto
his father’s house at Ophrah, and
slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being
threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he
hid himself.
He went to
his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered
his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he
hid himself.
And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount
Gerizim, and lifted up
his voice, and
cried, and said unto them,
Hearken unto me, ye men of
Shechem, that God may
hearken unto you.
Now therefore, if ye have done truly and
sincerely, in that ye have made
Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and
his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of
his hands;
Now if you have acted faithfully and
honestly in making
Abimelech king, if you have done well by Jerubbaal and
his family, and if you have done to him as he deserves—
(For my father fought for you, and
adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of
Midian:
for my father fought for you and risked
his life to deliver you from the hand of
Midian,
And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain
his sons,
threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made
Abimelech, the son of
his maidservant, king over the men of
Shechem, because he is your brother;)
but you have risen up against my father’s house this day and killed
his seventy sons on a single stone, and you have made
Abimelech, the son of
his maidservant, king over the leaders of
Shechem because he is your brother—
if you have acted faithfully and
honestly toward Jerubbaal and
his house this day, then may you
rejoice in
Abimelech, and he in you.
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of
Abimelech his brother.
Then Jotham ran away, escaping to Beer, and he lived there for fear of
his brother
Abimelech.
That the cruelty done to the
threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon
Abimelech their brother, which
slew them; and upon the men of
Shechem, which aided him in the killing of
his brethren.
in order that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood be
avenged on their brother
Abimelech and on the leaders of
Shechem, who had helped him murder
his brothers.
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with
his brethren, and went over to
Shechem: and the men of
Shechem put their confidence in him.
Meanwhile, Gaal son of Ebed came with
his brothers and crossed into
Shechem, and the leaders of
Shechem put their confidence in him.
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is
Abimelech, and who is
Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul
his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of
Shechem: for why should we serve him?
Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is
Abimelech, and who is
Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul
his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of
Shechem. Why should we serve
Abimelech?
And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed,
his anger was
kindled.
When Zebul the governor of the city heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he burned with anger.
And he sent messengers unto
Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and
his brethren be come to
Shechem; and, behold, they
fortify the city against thee.
And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
And in the morning at
sunrise, get up and advance against the city. When Gaal and
his men come out against you, do to them whatever you are able.”
And
Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against
Shechem in four companies.
So
Abimelech and all
his troops set out by night and lay in wait against
Shechem in four companies.
And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and
Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
Now Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate just as
Abimelech and
his men came out from their hiding places.
And
Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and
his brethren, that they should not dwell in
Shechem.
Abimelech stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and
his brothers out of
Shechem.
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and
smote them.
So he took his men, divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he rose up against them and attacked them.
And
Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and
Abimelech took an
axe in
his hand, and cut down a
bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on
his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make
haste, and do as I have done.
he and all
his men went up to Mount Zalmon.
Abimelech took
his axe in
his hand and cut a branch from the trees, which he lifted to
his shoulder, saying to
his men, “
Hurry and do what you have seen me do.”
And all the people likewise cut down every man
his bough, and followed
Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of
Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
So each man also cut
his own branch and followed
Abimelech. Then they piled the branches against the inner chamber and set it on fire above them, killing
everyone in the tower of
Shechem, about a thousand men and women.
Then he called
hastily unto the young man
his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and
slay me, that men say not of me, A woman
slew him. And
his young man thrust him through, and he died.
He quickly called
his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So
Abimelech’s
armor-bearer ran
his sword through him, and he died.
And when the men of Israel saw that
Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto
his place.
And when the Israelites saw that
Abimelech was dead, they all went home.
Thus God rendered the wickedness of
Abimelech, which he did unto
his father, in
slaying his seventy brethren:
In this way God repaid the wickedness that
Abimelech had done to
his father in murdering
his seventy brothers.
And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and
his soul was
grieved for the misery of Israel.
So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.
And
Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and
his wife’s sons grew up, and they thrust out
Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not
inherit in our father’s house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.
And
Gilead’s wife bore him sons who grew up, drove
Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the son of another woman.”
Then
Jephthah fled from
his brethren, and dwelt in the land of
Tob: and there were gathered vain men to
Jephthah, and went out with him.
So
Jephthah fled from
his brothers and settled in the land of
Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him.
Then
Jephthah went with the elders of
Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and
Jephthah uttered all
his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.
So
Jephthah went with the elders of
Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And
Jephthah repeated all
his terms in the presence of the LORD at
Mizpah.
But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
But Sihon would not trust Israel to pass through
his territory. So he gathered all
his people,
encamped in Jahaz, and fought with Israel.
And the LORD God of Israel delivered Sihon and all
his people into the hand of Israel, and they
smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the
Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.
Then the LORD, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all
his people into the hand of Israel, who defeated them. So Israel took possession of all the land of the
Amorites who inhabited that country,
So now the LORD God of Israel hath dispossessed the
Amorites from before
his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it?
Now since the LORD, the God of Israel, has driven out the
Amorites from before
His people Israel, should you now possess it?
So
Jephthah passed over unto the children of
Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into
his hands.
So
Jephthah crossed over to the
Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD delivered them into
his hand.
And
Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto
his house, and, behold,
his daughter came out to meet him with
timbrels and with dances: and she was
his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
And when
Jephthah returned home to
Mizpah, there was
his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was
his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.
And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent
his clothes, and said,
Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.
As soon as
Jephthah saw her, he
tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”
And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to
his vow which he had
vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,
After two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had
vowed. And she had never had relations with a man. So it has become a custom in Israel
And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
He had thirty sons, as well as thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan; and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere. Ibzan judged Israel seven years.
And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was
Manoah; and
his wife was barren, and bare not.
Now there was a man from Zorah named
Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.
For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no
razor shall come on
his head: for the child shall be a
Nazarite unto God from the
womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no
razor shall come over
his head, because the boy will be a
Nazirite to God from the
womb, and he will begin the
deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”
Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:
So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me.
His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly
awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me
his name.
But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a
Nazarite to God from the
womb to the day of
his death.
But he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a
Nazirite to God from the
womb until the day of
his death.’”
And
Manoah arose, and went after
his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am.
So
Manoah got up and followed
his wife. When he came to the man, he asked, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife?” “I am,” he said.
So
Manoah took a
kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wonderously; and
Manoah and
his wife looked on.
Then
Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. And as
Manoah and
his wife looked on, the LORD did a
marvelous thing.
For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And
Manoah and
his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.
When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. When
Manoah and
his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground.
But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to
Manoah and to
his wife. Then
Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD.
And when the angel of the LORD did not appear again to
Manoah and
his wife,
Manoah realized that it had been the angel of the LORD.
And
Manoah said unto
his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
“We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!”
But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.
But his wife replied, “If the LORD had intended to kill us, He would not have accepted the burnt offering and the grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things or spoken to us this way.”
And the woman bare a son, and called
his name
Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.
So the woman gave birth to a son and named him
Samson. The boy grew, and the LORD blessed him.
And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.
So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”
Then
his father and
his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the
uncircumcised Philistines? And
Samson said unto
his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.
But
his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the
uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But
Samson told
his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”
But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
(Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)
Then went
Samson down, and
his father and
his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion
roared against him.
Then
Samson went down to Timnah with
his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came
roaring at him,
And the Spirit of the LORD came
mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a
kid, and he had nothing in
his hand: but he told not
his father or
his mother what he had done.
and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he
tore the lion apart with
his bare hands as one would
tear a young goat. But he did not tell
his father or mother what he had done.
And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased
Samson well.
Then
Samson continued on
his way down and spoke to the woman, because she was pleasing to
his eyes.
And he took thereof in
his hands, and went on eating, and came to
his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the
carcase of the lion.
So he
scooped some honey into
his hands and
ate it as he went along. And when he returned to
his father and mother, he gave some to them and they
ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s
carcass.
So
his father went down unto the woman: and
Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
Then
his father went to visit the woman, and
Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the
bridegroom.
And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and
slew thirty men of them, and took their
spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which
expounded the
riddle. And
his anger was
kindled, and he went up to
his father’s house.
Then the Spirit of the LORD came
mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their
apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had
solved the
riddle. And burning with anger,
Samson returned to
his father’s house,
But
Samson’s wife was given to
his companion, whom he had used as
his friend.
and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.
But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that
Samson visited
his wife with a
kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.
Later on, at the time of the wheat harvest,
Samson took a young goat and went to visit
his wife. “I want to go to my wife in her room,” he said. But her father would not let him enter.
Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered,
Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken
his wife, and given her to
his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.
“Who did this?” the Philistines demanded. “It was
Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite,” they were told. “For
his wife was given to
his companion.” So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father to death.
And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines
shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came
mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon
his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and
his bands loosed from off
his hands.
When
Samson arrived in Lehi, the Philistines came out
shouting against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came
mightily upon him. The ropes on
his arms became like burnt flax, and the bonds broke loose from
his hands.
He found the fresh
jawbone of a
donkey, reached out
his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men.
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the
jawbone out of
his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi.
And when
Samson had finished speaking, he cast the
jawbone from
his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi.
But God
clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water
thereout; and when he had
drunk,
his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof En-hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.
So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When
Samson drank,
his strength returned, and he was revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, and it remains in Lehi to this day.
And
Samson lay till
midnight, and arose at
midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon
his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before
Hebron.
But
Samson lay there only until
midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on
his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking
Hebron.
And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her,
Entice him, and see wherein
his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to
afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “
Entice him and find out the source of
his great strength and how we can overpower him to
tie him up and
subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.”
Now there were men lying in wait,
abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee,
Samson. And he
brake the withs, as a thread of
tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So
his strength was not known.
While the men were hidden in her room, she called out, “
Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he
snapped the bowstrings like a
strand of yarn
seared by a flame. So the source of
his strength remained unknown.
Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him
therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee,
Samson. And there were liers in wait
abiding in the chamber. And he
brake them from off
his arms like a thread.
So
Delilah took new ropes,
tied him up with them, and called out, “
Samson, the Philistines are here!” But while the men were hidden in her room, he
snapped the ropes off
his arms like they were threads.
And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee,
Samson. And he
awaked out of
his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.
So while he
slept,
Delilah took the seven braids of
his hair and
wove them into the web.Then she
tightened it with a pin and called to him, “
Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he
awoke from
his sleep and pulled out the pin with the
loom and the web.
And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that
his soul was
vexed unto death;
Finally, after she had pressed him daily with her words and
pleaded until he was sick to death,
That he told her all
his heart, and said unto her. There hath not come a
razor upon mine head; for I have been a
Nazarite unto God from my mother’s
womb: if I be
shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
Samson told her all that was in
his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a
Nazirite to God from my mother’s
womb. If I am
shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”
And when
Delilah saw that he had told her all
his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all
his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.
When
Delilah realized that he had revealed to her all that was in
his heart, she sent this message to the lords of the Philistines: “Come up once more, for he has revealed to me all that is in
his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came to her, bringing the money in their hands.
And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to
shave off the seven locks of
his head; and she began to
afflict him, and
his strength went from him.
And having
lulled him to sleep on her
lap, she called a man to
shave off the seven braids of
his head. In this way she began to
subdue him, and
his strength left him.
And she said, The Philistines be upon thee,
Samson. And he
awoke out of
his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and
shake myself. And he
wist not that the LORD was departed from him.
Then she called out, “
Samson, the Philistines are here!” When
Samson awoke from
his sleep, he thought, “I will escape as I did before and
shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
But the Philistines took him, and put out
his eyes, and brought him down to
Gaza, and bound him with
fetters of brass; and he did
grind in the prison house.
Then the Philistines seized him,
gouged out
his eyes, and brought him down to
Gaza, where he was bound with bronze
shackles and forced to
grind grain in the prison.
Howbeit the hair of
his head began to grow again after he was
shaven.
However, the hair of
his head began to grow back after it had been
shaved.
And
Samson said unto the
lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars
whereupon the house standeth, that I may
lean upon them.
Samson said to the servant who held
his hand, “Lead me where I can feel the pillars supporting the temple, so I can
lean against them.”
And
Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with
his right hand, and of the other with
his left.
And
Samson reached out for the two central pillars supporting the temple.
Bracing himself against them with
his right hand on one
pillar and
his left hand on the other,
And
Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all
his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he
slew at
his death were more than they which he
slew in
his life.
Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he pushed with all
his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it. So in
his death he killed more than he had killed in
his life.
Then
his brethren and all the house of
his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of
Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.
Then
Samson’s brothers and
his father’s family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of
his father
Manoah. And he had judged Israel twenty years.
And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.
said to
his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a
curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then
his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”
And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to
his mother,
his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a
graven image and a
molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.
And when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to
his mother, she said, “I wholly
dedicate the silver to the LORD for my son’s benefit, to make a
graven image and a
molten idol. Therefore I will now return it to you.”
Yet he restored the money unto
his mother; and
his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a
graven image and a
molten image: and they were in the house of
Micah.
So he returned the silver to
his mother, and she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a
silversmith, who made them into a
graven image and a
molten idol. And they were placed in the house of
Micah.
And the man
Micah had an house of gods, and made an
ephod, and
teraphim, and consecrated one of
his sons, who became
his priest.
Now this man
Micah had a
shrine, and he made an
ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of
his sons as
his priest.
In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
In those days there was no king in Israel;
everyone did what was right in
his own eyes.
And the
Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of
his sons.
and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to
Micah.
And
Micah consecrated the
Levite; and the young man became
his priest, and was in the house of
Micah.
Micah ordained the
Levite, and the young man became
his priest and lived in
his house.
And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth
Micah with me, and hath
hired me, and I am
his priest.
“
Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has
hired me to be
his priest.”
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.
So the Danites went on their way, and
Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were too strong for him.
And they took the things which
Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they
smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.
After they had taken
Micah’s idols and
his priest, they went to Laish, to a
tranquil and
unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.
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.
The Danites set up idols for themselves, and
Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and
his sons were priests for the tribe of
Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
And
his concubine played the
whore against him, and went away from him unto her father’s house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months.
But she was unfaithful to him and left him to return to her father’s house in
Bethlehem in Judah. After she had been there four months,
And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having
his servant with him, and a couple of
asses: and she brought him into her father’s house: and when the father of the
damsel saw him, he
rejoiced to meet him.
her husband got up and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back, taking
his servant and a pair of
donkeys. So the
girl brought him into her father’s house, and when her father saw him, he
gladly welcomed him.
And
his father in law, the
damsel’s father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and
lodged there.
His father-in-law, the
girl’s father, persuaded him to stay, so he remained with him three days, eating, drinking, and
lodging there.
And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the
damsel’s father said unto
his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a
morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.
On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning and prepared to depart, but the
girl’s father said to
his son-in-law, “Refresh your heart with a
morsel of bread, and then you can go.”
And when the man rose up to depart,
his father in law urged him: therefore he
lodged there again.
The man got up to depart, but his father-in-law persuaded him, so he stayed there that night.
