Judges 18:16
“And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.”
Judges 18:16 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And the six hundred men stood before the door, appointed with their arms.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And the six hundred men girt with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.
- DARBYDarby
- Now the six hundred men of the Danites, armed with their weapons of war, stood by the entrance of the gate;
- WEBThe World English Bible
- The six hundred men girt with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- (and the six hundred men girded with their weapons of war, who are of the sons of Dan, are standing at the opening of the gate), ;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- The six hundred armed men from the tribe of Dan stood at the entrance of the gate.
Context: Judges 18
14Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.
15And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.
16And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.
17And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.
18And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye?
About Judges 18: The Tribe of Dan's Idolatry
The tribe of Dan, in search of land, takes the city of Laish and renames it Dan.
Commentary
Judges chapter 18 is a narrative of the Danites’ search for a new home. The Danites had been unable to conquer their allotted portion of the Promised Land, so they sent out five men to scout out a new place to settle. The men eventually came to the city of Laish, which was inhabited by a people who were “quiet and unsuspecting” and “lived in security” (Judges 18:7). The Danites saw this as an opportunity to take the city for themselves, and they did so without any resistance.