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Judges 18:26
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24 So he said, “You have ataken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and you have gone away. Now what more do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What ails you?’ ”  
25 And the children of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest1 angry men fall upon you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household!”  
26 Then the children of Dan went their way. And when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.

Danites Settle in Laish

27 So they took the things Micah had made, and the priest who had belonged to him, and went to Laish, to a people quiet and secure; aand they struck them with the edge of the sword and burned the city with fire.  
28 There was no deliverer, because it was afar from Sidon, and they had no ties with anyone. It was in the valley that belongs bto Beth Rehob. So they rebuilt the city and dwelt there.  
29 And athey called the name of the city bDan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel. However, the name of the city formerly was Laish.  
30 Then the children of Dan set up for themselves the carved image; and Jonathan the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan auntil the day of the captivity of the land.  
31 So they set up for themselves Micah’s carved image which he made, aall the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. 
Verse Comparison: Judges 18:26

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
And the Danites went their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.

Contemporary English Version
After saying this, they turned and left. Micah realized there was no way he could win a fight with them, and so he went back home.

Darby English Version
Then the Danites went their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his home.

Good News Bible
Then the Danites went on. Micah saw that they were too strong for him, so he turned and went back home.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
So the sons of Dan went on their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.

New International Version
So the Danites went their way, and Micah, seeing that they were too strong for him, turned around and went back home.

New King James Version
Then the children of Dan went their way. And when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So the sons of Dan went on their way; and when Micah saw that they had too much strength for him, he turned and went back to his house.

Revised Standard Version
Then the Danites went their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his home.

Young's Literal Translation
and the sons of Dan go on their way, and Micah seeth that they are stronger than he, and turneth, and goeth back unto his house.

New English Translation
The Danites went on their way; when Micah realized1 they were too strong to resist,2 he turned around and went home.


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