Judges 18:31

31 And the idol of Michas remained with them all the time that the house of God was in Silo. In those days there was no king in Israel.

Judges 18:31 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 18:31

And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made
Which is repeated for the sake of the time of its continuance next expressed:

all the time the house of God was in Shiloh;
which, according to some Jewish writers ^F7, was three hundred and sixty years; that is, so long as the tabernacle was there, which was afterwards removed to Nob.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 Maimon. in Misn. Zebachim, c. 14. sect. 6. & Bartenora in ib. sect. 7.

Judges 18:31 In-Context

29 Calling the name of the city Dan, after the name of their father, who was the son of Israel, which before was called Lais.

30 And they set up to themselves the graven idol, and Jonathan the son of Gersam, the son of Moses, he and his sons were priests in the tribe of Dan, until the day of their captivity.

31 And the idol of Michas remained with them all the time that the house of God was in Silo. In those days there was no king in Israel.