Hushai continued, “You know that your father and his men are warriors, and that they are enraged, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Besides, your father is expert in war; he will not spend the night with the troops.
Judges 18:25 - New Revised Standard Version And the Danites said to him, “You had better not let your voice be heard among us or else hot-tempered fellows will attack you, and you will lose your life and the lives of your household.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the men of Dan said to him, Let not your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you and you lose your life with the lives of your household. American Standard Version (1901) And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household. Common English Bible But the Danites said to him, “Don’t raise your voice with us or else hotheaded men will attack you, and you and your household will lose your lives.” Catholic Public Domain Version And the sons of Dan said to him, "Take care that you no longer speak to us, otherwise men with a mind for violence may overwhelm you, and you yourself would perish with all your house." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the children of Dan said to him: See thou say no more to us, lest men enraged come upon thee, and thou perish with all thy house. |
Hushai continued, “You know that your father and his men are warriors, and that they are enraged, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Besides, your father is expert in war; he will not spend the night with the troops.
“As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,
Let gloom and deep darkness claim it. Let clouds settle upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
He replied, “You take my gods that I made, and the priest, and go away, and what have I left? How then can you ask me, ‘What is the matter?’ ”
Then the Danites went their way. When Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his home.
David was in great danger; for the people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in spirit for their sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.