Judges 18:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 18:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 18:20 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 18:20 — KJV
“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 18:20 (KJV)
Judges 18:20 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 18:20
“And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.”
Shares key themes with Judges 18:20: priest, took, ephod
“Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.”
Shares key themes with Judges 18:20: ephod, teraphim, graven
“And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye?”
Shares key themes with Judges 18:20: priest, ephod, teraphim
“And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.”
Shares key themes with Judges 18:20: priest, took, went
“So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. flat: Heb. under it”
Shares key themes with Judges 18:20: priest, took, went
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