Judges 18:23

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?””

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BSBPD

“When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and call unto the sons of Dan, and they turn round their faces, and say to Micah, `What--to thee that thou hast been called together?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 18:23 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 21:17Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies.
  2. 1 Samuel 11:5Just then Saul was returning from the field, behind his oxen. “What troubles the people?” asked Saul. “Why are they weeping?” And they relayed to him the words of the men from Jabesh.
  3. 2 Samuel 14:5“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.
  4. 2 Kings 6:28Then the king asked her, “What is the matter?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and tomorrow we will eat my son.’
  5. Psalms 114:5Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
  6. Isaiah 22:1This is the burden against the Valley of Vision: What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops,

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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