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Judges 18:20,30 - Compare All Versions

Judges 18:20 NIV (New International Version)

The priest was very pleased. He took the ephod, the household gods and the idol and went along with the people.

Judges 18:30 NIV (New International Version)

There the Danites set up for themselves the idol, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the captivity of the land.

Judges 18:20 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

And the priest’s heart was glad. He took the ephod and the household gods and the carved image and went along with the people.

Judges 18:30 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

And the people of Dan set up the carved image for themselves, and Jonathan the son of Gershom, son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.

Judges 18:20 NLT (New Living Translation)

The young priest was quite happy to go with them, so he took along the sacred ephod, the household idols, and the carved image.

Judges 18:30 NLT (New Living Translation)

Then they set up the carved image, and they appointed Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Moses, as their priest. This family continued as priests for the tribe of Dan until the Exile.

Judges 18:20 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

So the priest was pleased and took the ephod, household idols, and carved image, and went with the people.

Judges 18:30 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

The Danites set up the carved image for themselves. Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Moses,  and his sons were priests for the Danite tribe until the time of the exile from the land.

Judges 18:20 KJV (King James Version)

And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.

Judges 18:30 KJV (King James Version)

And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

Judges 18:20 NKJV (New King James Version)

So the priest’s heart was glad; and he took the ephod, the household idols, and the carved image, and took his place among the people.

Judges 18:30 NKJV (New King James Version)

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 until the day of the captivity of the land.

Judges 18:20 MSG (The Message)

The priest jumped at the chance. He took the ephod, the teraphim-idols, and the idol and fell in with the troops.

Judges 18:30-31 MSG (The Message)

The Danites set up the god-figure for themselves. Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his descendants were priests to the tribe of Dan down to the time of the land’s captivity. All during the time that there was a sanctuary of God in Shiloh, they kept for their private use the god-figure that Micah had made.

Judges 18:20 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

The priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, the household idols, and the carved image, and went among the people.

Judges 18:30 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

The sons of Dan set up for themselves the carved image; and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.

Judges 18:20 AMP (Amplified Bible)

The priest’s heart was glad [to hear that], and he took the ephod, the teraphim, and the image, and went among the people.

Judges 18:30 AMP (Amplified Bible)

The [tribe of] the sons of Dan set up the image [of silver-plated wood] for themselves; and Jonathan the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity and exile from the land.

Judges 18:20 NET (New English Translation)

The priest was happy. He took the ephod, the personal idols, and the carved image and joined the group.

Judges 18:30 NET (New English Translation)

The Danites worshiped the carved image. Jonathan, descendant of Gershom, son of Moses, and his descendants served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile.