Judges 18:21

21 And when they were going forward, and had put before them the children and the cattle, and all that was valuable,

Judges 18:21 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 18:21

So they turned and departed
Turned from the gate of the city where Micah dwelt, and marched forward to Laish:

and put the little ones, and the cattle, and the carriage, before them;
partly for safety from Micah, and his friends and neighbours, and partly that they might not be overdriven: their wives, who doubtless were with them, though not mentioned, and their children, and also their flocks and herds, they brought with them from Zorah and Eshtaol, as never intending to return again thither, and being fully assured they should take Laish, and the country about, and settle there; and also all their wealth and substance, as the Targum renders the word for "carriage", whatever they were possessed of that was movable; their vessels, silver and gold, and other movables, as Kimchi interprets it, whatever was weighty, valuable and glorious, as the word signifies, or that was of any importance and worth.

Judges 18:21 In-Context

19 And they said to him: Hold thy peace, and put thy finger on thy mouth, and come with us, that we may have thee for a father, and a priest. Whether is better for thee, to be a priest in the house of one man, or in a tribe and family in Israel?
20 When he heard this, he agreed to their words, and took the ephod, and the idols, and the graven god, and departed with them.
21 And when they were going forward, and had put before them the children and the cattle, and all that was valuable,
22 And were now at a distance from the house of Michas, the men that dwelt in the houses of Michas gathering together followed them,
23 And began to shout out after them. They looked back, and said to Michas: What aileth thee? Why dost thou cry?
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