Judges 18:22

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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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BSBPD

“After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“They have been far off from the house of Micah--and the men who <FI>are<Fi> in the houses which <FI>are<Fi> near the house of Micah have been called together, and overtake the sons of Dan,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 18:22 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 49:17He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.

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