Judges 18:14
Judges · Old Testament · Chapter 18
“Then 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.”Judges 18:14
What Does Judges 18:14 Mean?
Judges 18:14 is found in the book of Judges, chapter 18, verse 14 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Judges 18:14 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Judges 17:5“And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.”Judges 8:27“And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.”Genesis 31:19“And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.”Judges 18:17“And 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 in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.”1 Samuel 19:13“And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.”Judges 18:3“When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?”Judges 18:5“And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.”Proverbs 19:27“Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.”Ezekiel 21:21“For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.”Zechariah 10:2“For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.”1 Samuel 14:28“Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.”Isaiah 8:19“And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?”Job 3:2“And Job spake, and said,”Joshua 2:1“And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.”
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Laish
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