Bible Strands
Judges 18:6
And the priest told them, “Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The priest at Micah’s shrine addresses the five Danite scouts immediately after they request divine guidance for their expedition to Laish.
The words — The imperative לְכ֣וּ (le.Khu) commands “go,” coupled with לְ/שָׁל֑וֹם (le./sha.Lom) for “to peace,” while נֹ֣כַח (No.khach) places יְהוָ֔ה (Yah.weh) as “before” their דַּרְכְּ/כֶ֖ם (dar.ke./Khem), or “way.”
The thread — The motif of Yahweh’s presence preceding a journey aligns with Deuteronomy 11:12, which notes God’s eyes constantly upon the land, and mirrors the royal consultations recorded in 1 Kings 22:6 and 22:12 where commanders seek prophetic direction before military action.
Why it lands — The verse records a priest granting a blessing without first inquiring of God, directly following the scouts' request in Judges 18:5. It requires the reader to note the disconnect between spoken assurance and the actual spiritual condition of the mediator.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the Lord is your way wherein ye go.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 22:6 So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
- Deuteronomy 11:12 It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year.
- 1 Kings 22:12 And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
- 1 Kings 22:15 When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
- Psalms 33:18 Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
- Jeremiah 23:21 I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.
- Jeremiah 23:32 “Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:11 Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.