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Judges 18:11

Then 600 men from the family of Dan, from Zorah and Eshtaol, went out ready for war.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Eshtaol;   Jonathan;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Dan, the Tribe of;   War;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Judges;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Micah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Eshtaol;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Dan (1);   Eshtaol;   Mahaneh Dan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Archaeology and Biblical Study;   Eshtaol;   Philistines, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Dan;   Eshtaol;   Israel;   Jonathan;   Micah, Micaiah;   Priests and Levites;   Samson;   Zorah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Dan;   Danites ;   Eshtaol ;   Jonathan ;   Zorah, Zareah, Zoreah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Dan;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Dan'ites, the;   Esh'taol;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Danites;   Eshtaol;   Jonathan (1);   Micah (1);   Zorah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Dan;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol armed with weapons of war.
Hebrew Names Version
There set forth from there of the family of the Dani, out of Tzor`ah and out of Eshta'ol, six hundred men girt with weapons of war.
King James Version
And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war.
Lexham English Bible
Six hundred men from the clan of the Danites from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war, set out from there.
English Standard Version
So 600 men of the tribe of Dan, armed with weapons of war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol,
New Century Version
So six hundred Danites left Zorah and Eshtaol ready for war.
New English Translation
So six hundred Danites, fully armed, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.
Amplified Bible
Then from the [tribal] family of the Danites, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with weapons of war set out.
New American Standard Bible
Then from the family of the Danites, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with weapons of war set out.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then there departed thence of the familie of the Danites, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, sixe hundreth men appointed with instruments of warre.
Legacy Standard Bible
Toe het daarvandaan weggetrek, uit die geslag van die Daniete, uit Sórea en Estáol, ses honderd man, omgord met wapens.
Contemporary English Version
Six hundred men from the tribe of Dan strapped on their weapons and left Zorah and Eshtaol with their families.
Complete Jewish Bible
So from the tribe of Dan 600 men equipped for war set out from there, from Tzor‘ah and Eshta'ol.
Darby Translation
And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zoreah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girded with weapons of war.
Easy-to-Read Version
So 600 men from the tribe of Dan left the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol. They were ready for war.
George Lamsa Translation
And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, from Zedah and from Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with weapons of war.
Good News Translation
So six hundred men from the tribe of Dan left Zorah and Eshtaol, ready for battle.
Literal Translation
And six hundred men of the family of the Danites from Zorah and from Eshtaol girded themselves with weapons of war, pulling up stakes from there.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then wente there thence out of the kynreds of Dan from Zarga and Esthaol, sixe hundreth men ready wapened to ye battayll,
American Standard Version
And there set forth from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girt with weapons of war.
Bible in Basic English
So six hundred men of the Danites from Zorah and Eshtaol went out armed with instruments of war.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And there departed thence of the kynred of the Danites, euen out of Zaraah and Esthaol, sixe hundred men appoyntted with instrumentes of warre.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And there set forth from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girt with weapons of war.
King James Version (1611)
And there went from thence of the family of the Danites out of Zorah, and out of Eshtaol, sixe hundred men, appoynted with weapons of warre.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And there departed thence of the families of Dan, from Saraa and from Esthaol, six hundred men, girded with weapons of war.
English Revised Version
And there set forth from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girt with weapons of war.
Berean Standard Bible
So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor sixe hundrid men gird with armeris of batel yeden forth `of the kynrede of Dan, that is, fro Saraa and Escahol.
Young's Literal Translation
And there journey thence, of the family of the Danite, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, six hundred men girded with weapons of war.
Update Bible Version
And six hundred men girded with weapons of war set forth from there of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol.
Webster's Bible Translation
And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war.
World English Bible
There set forth from there of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girt with weapons of war.
New King James Version
And six hundred men of the family of the Danites went from there, from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.
New Living Translation
So 600 men from the tribe of Dan, armed with weapons of war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.
New Revised Standard
Six hundred men of the Danite clan, armed with weapons of war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So there brake up from thence, out of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men, begirt with weapons of war.
Douay-Rheims Bible
There went therefore of the kindred of Dan, to wit, from Saraa and Esthaol, six hundred men, furnished with arms for war.
Revised Standard Version
And six hundred men of the tribe of Dan, armed with weapons of war, set forth from Zorah and Esh'ta-ol,
THE MESSAGE
So six hundred Danite men set out from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed to the teeth. Along the way they made camp at Kiriath Jearim in Judah. That is why the place is still today called Dan's Camp—it's just west of Kiriath Jearim. From there they proceeded into the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah's house.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then from the family of the Danites, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with weapons of war set out.

Contextual Overview

7 Then the five men left and came to Laish. They saw how the people lived there, quiet and feeling safe, like the Sidonians. There was no ruler in the land who would put them to shame for anything. They were far from the Sidonians and had nothing to do with anyone. 8 The five men returned to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol. Their brothers said to them, "What do you have to say?" 9 They answered, "Get ready. Let us go up against them. For we have seen their land and it is very good. Will you sit and do nothing? Do not wait. Go into the land and take it. 10 When you go in, you will come to people who feel very safe. They have much land, but God has given it to you. It will be a place where you will have all you need on earth." 11 Then 600 men from the family of Dan, from Zorah and Eshtaol, went out ready for war. 12 They went to Kiriath-jearim in Judah and set up their tents. They called that place Mahaneh-dan to this day. It is west of Kiriath-jearim. 13 They went from there to the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

appointed: Heb. girded, Judges 18:11

Reciprocal: Judges 13:25 - between Judges 18:2 - Zorah Judges 18:8 - Zorah and Eshtaol Judges 18:16 - six hundred

Cross-References

Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed. He said to himself, "Will a child be born to a man who is 100 years old?
Genesis 17:24
Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he had the religious act done of cutting off his piece of skin.
Genesis 18:11
Now Abraham and Sarah were old. They had lived many years. The way of women had stopped for Sarah.
Genesis 18:12
So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, "Will I have this joy after my husband and I have grown old?"
Genesis 18:18
since Abraham will become a great and powerful nation, because good will come to all the nations of the earth through him?
Genesis 18:21
I will now go down and see if they have done as much wrong as the cry against them has told Me they have. And if not, I will know."
Genesis 31:35
She said to her father, "My lord, do not be angry that I cannot rise in front of you. For the way of women is upon me." So he looked, but could not find the gods.
Leviticus 15:19
‘When a woman has something flowing from her body, and if it is blood, she will be unclean for seven days. Whoever touches her will be unclean until evening.
Luke 1:7
They had no children because Elizabeth was not able to have a child. Both of them were older people.
Luke 1:18
Zacharias said to the angel, "How can I know this for sure? I am old and my wife is old also."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And there went from thence of the family of the Danites,.... Or families, the singular being put for the plural; for it can hardly be thought that such a number of men, as after mentioned, went out of one family:

out of Zorah, and out of Eshtaol; the two places the spies were sent from, and now had returned unto: and upon their report, and at their instigation, and by the encouragement they gave, there were

six hundred men appointed with weapons of war; that set out armed from the above places, on the expedition to take Laish.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 18:11. Six hundred men — These were not the whole, for we find they had children, c., Judges 18:21 but these appear to have been six hundred armed men.


 
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