Judges 18:27They took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and secure, and struck them with the edge of the sword; and they burnt the city with fire.
The setting
Northern Israel, ~1200 BC. The tribe of Dan attacks the peaceful city of Laish (modern Tel Dan, northern Israel). No warning, no provocation — just slaughter.
The emotion here: horrified at recording this shameful act
The original word
שָׁקֵט (shaqet) — quiet, peaceful, unsuspecting of danger
Why it matters
Laish was 120 miles from Dan's original territory — they traveled the length of Israel to find victims
Read with care
What most readers miss in Judges 18:27
This wasn't conquest — it was ethnic cleansing of innocent people who trusted them
Common misconceptionPeople think this was God's will because it's in the Bible, but this was tribal violence God never commanded — the book of Judges shows what happens when 'everyone did what was right in their own eyes.'
The thread continues
Verses that echo Judges 18:27
Bible Genome reading
Judges 18:27 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Judges 18:27 comes from the book of Judges, written during the judges period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include violence, conquest, destruction. Notable phrases: quiet and secure; struck them with the sword; burnt the city.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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