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Judges 18:15

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Judges 18:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.
Judges 18:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Judges 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12And they went up, and encamped in Kiriath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan, unto this day; behold, it is behind Kiriath-jearim.
13And they passed thence unto the hill-country of Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.
14Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.
15And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.
16And the six hundred men girt with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.
17And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men girt with weapons of war.
18And when these went into Micah`s house, and fetched the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said unto them, What do ye?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And they turned thitherward, etc.] It seems as if the house lay a little out of their way, and therefore they turned on one hand to go unto it: and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah; for the young man’s house was only an apartment of Micah’s, and lay very probably next to that in which the images, and oracle were; and they made up to the young man’s apartment, rather than to Micah’s, because the above things were under his care: and saluted him; asked him of his welfare in a kind and obliging manner, the rather to ingratiate themselves unto him.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“saluted him: Heb. asked him of peace, Gen 37:14, Gen 43:27; Sa1 17:22 \*marg. Kg2 4:26; Mat 10:12, Mat 10:13; Luk 10:4-6; Joh 14:27 Judges 18:16”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Then they turned from the road thither, and went to the house of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and asked him (the Levite) concerning his health, i.e., saluted him in a friendly manner (see Gen 43:27; Exo 18:7, etc.). Judges 18:16”
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