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Judges 18:11

Then from the [tribal] family of the Danites, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with weapons of war set out.

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

7Then the five men went on and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, [how they were] living securely in the style of the Sidonians, quiet and peaceful; and there was no oppressive magistrate in the land humiliating them in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone. 8The five men came back [home] to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brothers said to them, "What do you have to report?" 9They said, "Arise, let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good (fertile). Will you sit still and do nothing? Do not hesitate to go, to enter, to take possession of the land. 10"When you enter, you will come to people [feeling] safe and secure with a spacious land [widely extended on all sides]; for God has given it into your hands—a place where there is no lack of anything that is on the earth." 11Then from the [tribal] family of the Danites, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with weapons of war set out.12They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. Therefore they have called that place Mahaneh-dan to this day; it is west of Kiriath-jearim. 13They went on from there to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah's house.

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, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?"
Genesis 17:24
So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised.
Genesis 18:11
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in years; she was past [the age of] childbearing.
Genesis 18:12
So Sarah laughed to herself [when she heard the LORD'S words], saying, "After I have become old, shall I have pleasure and delight, my lord (husband) being also old?"
Genesis 18:18
since Abraham is destined to become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him?
Genesis 18:21
"I will go down now, and see whether they have acted [as vilely and wickedly] as the outcry which has come to Me [indicates]; and if not, I will know."
Genesis 31:35
So Rachel said to her father, "Do not be displeased, my lord, that I cannot rise before you, for the manner of women is on me and I am unwell." He searched [further] but did not find the household idols.
Leviticus 15:19
'When a woman has a discharge, if her bodily discharge is blood, she shall continue in her menstrual impurity for seven days; and whoever touches her shall be unclean until evening.
Luke 1:7
But they were childless, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both far advanced in years.
Luke 1:18
And Zacharias said to the angel, "How will I be certain of this? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in age."

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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