And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.
Parallel translations
- WEB The children of Dan said to him, “Don’t let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall on you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household.”
- BSB The Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”
- NKJV And the children of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry men fall upon you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household!”
- NASB Then the sons of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, or else fierce men will attack you, and you will lose your life and the lives of your household.”
- NLT The men of Dan said, “Watch what you say! There are some short-tempered men around here who might get angry and kill you and your family.”
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Quick answer
The Danites threaten Micah with death if he keeps protesting. Brute force silences his complaint.
Overview
They warn that 'angry fellows' might fall on him and his household, an open threat of violence. Lacking the strength to resist, Micah must yield. The episode again shows justice replaced by intimidation when there was no king in Israel.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Job 27:2As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
- 2 Sam 17:8For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
- Job 3:5Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
- 1 Sam 30:6And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
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