Judges 18:11
New International Version
Then six hundred men of the Danites, armed for battle, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.

New Living Translation
So 600 men from the tribe of Dan, armed with weapons of war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.

English Standard Version
So 600 men of the tribe of Dan, armed with weapons of war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol,

Berean Standard Bible
So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.

King James Bible
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.

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 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.

NASB 1995
Then from the family of the Danites, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with weapons of war set out.

NASB 1977
Then from the family of the Danites, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with weapons of war set out.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then from the family of the Danites, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, 600 men armed with weapons of war set out.

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.

Christian Standard Bible
Six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol armed with weapons of war.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol armed with weapons of war.

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.

Contemporary English Version
Six hundred men from the tribe of Dan strapped on their weapons and left Zorah and Eshtaol with their families.

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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So 600 men from the tribe of Dan left Zorah and Eshtaol armed for war.

Good News Translation
So six hundred men from the tribe of Dan left Zorah and Eshtaol, ready for battle.

International Standard Version
So 600 descendants of Dan from Zorah and Eshtaol set out for battle, armed with military weapons.

Majority Standard Bible
So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.

NET Bible
So six hundred Danites, fully armed, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.

New Heart English Bible
Then the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with weapons of war, set forth from there.

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
The family of the Danites set out from Zorah and Eshtaol with six hundred men armed with weapons of war.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And there journey there, of the family of the Danite, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, six hundred men girded with weapons of war.

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.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they will remove from thence from the families of the Danites, and from Zorah and from Eshtaol, six hundred men girded with weapons of war.
Catholic Translations
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,

Catholic Public Domain Version
And so, those of the kindred of Dan set out, that is, six hundred men from Zorah and Eshtaol, girded with the weapons of warfare.

New American Bible
So six hundred of the clan of the Danites, men armed with weapons of war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.

New Revised Standard Version
Six hundred men of the Danite clan, armed with weapons of war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, from Zedah and from Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with weapons of war.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the tribe of Dan picked up from there from Tsada and from Eshtwayel, six hundred men armed with armaments of war
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And there departed thence of the families of Dan, from Saraa and from Esthaol, six hundred men, girded with weapons of war.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Danites Settle in Laish
10When you enter, you will come to an unsuspecting people and a spacious land, for God has delivered it into your hand. It is a place where nothing on earth is lacking.” 11So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war. 12They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That is why the place west of Kiriath-jearim is called Mahaneh-dan to this day.…

Cross References
Joshua 19:47
(Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)

Judges 1:34
The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.

Judges 17:6
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

Judges 21:25
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

Deuteronomy 12:8-9
You are not to do as we are doing here today, where everyone does what seems right in his own eyes. / For you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you.

1 Samuel 13:2
He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.

1 Samuel 14:52
And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.

2 Kings 15:29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.

1 Chronicles 12:23-37
Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD: / From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears. / From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle. ...

Isaiah 9:1
Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:

Matthew 4:13-16
Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, / to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: / “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— ...

John 7:52
“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”

Acts 13:21
Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.

Romans 15:4
For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

1 Corinthians 10:11
Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.


Treasury of Scripture

And there went from there of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war.

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Judges 18
1. The Danites send five men to seek out an inheritance
3. At the house of Micah they consult with Jonathan, and are encouraged
7. They search Laish, and bring back news of good hope
11. Six hundred men are sent to surprise it
16. In their way they rob Micah of his priest and his consecrated things
27. They win Laish, and call it Dan
30. They set up idolatry, wherein Jonathan inherits the priesthood.














And six hundred men
The phrase "six hundred men" indicates a significant military force, especially in the context of ancient Israelite tribes. The number six hundred is often associated with completeness or a substantial group in biblical terms. This group of Danites represents a determined and organized effort to secure a new territory, reflecting the tribal dynamics and the need for expansion during the period of the Judges.

of the Danites
The Danites were one of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Dan, the fifth son of Jacob and Bilhah. Historically, the tribe of Dan struggled to secure its allotted inheritance in the Promised Land, as described in Joshua 19:40-48. This struggle led them to seek new territory, as seen in this passage. The Danites' actions in Judges 18 reflect their ongoing quest for a secure homeland, highlighting the challenges faced by the tribes during the settlement period.

armed with weapons of war
This phrase underscores the preparedness and intent of the Danites. The Hebrew root for "armed" (חָלוּץ, chalutz) conveys the idea of being equipped and ready for battle. The mention of "weapons of war" emphasizes the seriousness of their mission and the potential for conflict. In the ancient Near East, such preparations were essential for survival and success in territorial expansion.

set out from Zorah and Eshtaol
Zorah and Eshtaol were towns located in the territory originally allotted to the tribe of Dan, near the border of Philistine territory. These locations are significant as they mark the starting point of the Danites' journey to find a new homeland. Archaeological evidence suggests these areas were part of the Shephelah, a region of low hills, which was strategically important and often contested. The departure from these towns signifies a pivotal moment in the Danites' history, as they leave their traditional lands in search of a more secure future.

(11) Appointed.--Literally, girded. This was not a mere raid of warriors, but the migration of a section from the tribe, accompanied by their wives and children, and carrying their possessions with them (Judges 18:21). The numbers of the whole tribe at the last census had been 64,400 (Numbers 26:43).

Verse 11. - The family - meaning the tribe (see Judges 13:2, note, and cf. Joshua 7:17). Possibly a reason for the use of the word family here and in ver. 2, as applied to Dan, may be that there was only one family in the tribe of Dan, that of the Shuhamites (Numbers 26:42). Six hundred men. With their wives and sisters and children (see ver. 21), the whole company, must have amounted to two or three thousand souls.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So six
שֵֽׁשׁ־ (šêš-)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

hundred
מֵא֣וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ)
Number - feminine plural
Strong's 3967: A hundred

Danites
הַדָּנִ֔י (had·dā·nî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1839: Danites -- descendant of Dan

departed
וַיִּסְע֤וּ (way·yis·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5265: To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey

from
מִשָּׁם֙ (miš·šām)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

Zorah
מִצָּרְעָ֖ה (miṣ·ṣā·rə·‘āh)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6881: Zorah -- a city exchanged by Judah and Dan

and Eshtaol,
וּמֵאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑ל (ū·mê·’eš·tā·’ōl)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 847: Eshtaol -- to found, establish

armed
חָג֖וּר (ḥā·ḡūr)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 2296: To gird, gird on, gird oneself

with weapons
כְּלֵ֥י (kə·lê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus

of war.
מִלְחָמָֽה׃ (mil·ḥā·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4421: A battle, war


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