25 And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry [1] fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

Other Translations of Judges 18:25

New International Version

25 The Danites answered, "Don't argue with us, or some of the men may get angry and attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives."

English Standard Version

25 And the people of Dan said to him, "Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and you lose your life with the lives of your household."

The Message

25 But the Danites answered, "Don't yell at us; you just might provoke some fierce, hot-tempered men to attack you, and you'll end up an army of dead men."

New King James Version

25 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!"

New Living Translation

25 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."

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 18:25

Chapter Contents

The Danites seek to enlarge their inheritance, and rob Micah.

The Danites determined to take Micah's gods with them. Oh the folly of these Danites! How could they imagine those gods should protect them, that could not keep themselves from being stolen! To take them for their own use, was a double crime; it showed they neither feared God, nor regarded man, but were lost both to godliness and honesty. What a folly was it for Micah to call those his gods, which he had made, when He only is to be worshipped by us as God, that made us! That is put in God's place, which we are concerned about, as if our all were bound up in it. If people will walk in the name of their false gods, much more should we love and serve the true God!