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King James Version

Judges 18:11

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.

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.
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 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

7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. 8 And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye? 9 And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land. 10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth. 11 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. 12 And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjathjearim. 13 And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto 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 upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
Genesis 17:24
And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Genesis 18:11
Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
Genesis 18:12
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
Genesis 18:18
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
Genesis 18:21
I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
Genesis 31:35
And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched but found not the images.
Leviticus 15:19
And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.
Luke 1:7
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
Luke 1:18
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

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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