Judges 18:16

16 The six hundred Danites, armed for battle, stood at the entrance of the gate.

Judges 18:16 in Other Translations

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.

16 Now the 600 men of the Danites, armed with their weapons of war, stood by the entrance of the gate.

16 As the 600 armed warriors from the tribe of Dan stood at the entrance of the gate,

16 The 600 Danites, all well-armed, stood guard at the entrance to the gate

16 The 600 Danite men were standing by the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.

Judges 18:16 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 18:16

And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war,
&c.] Who were armed men, and marched with their armour about them:

which were of the children of Dan;
for no other were concerned in this expedition: stood by the entering of the gate; not of Micah's house, but of the city in which his house was; here they stood while the five men went up to the house.

Judges 18:16 In-Context

14 Then the five men who had spied out the land of Laish said to their fellow Danites, “Do you know that one of these houses has an ephod, some household gods and an image overlaid with silver? Now you know what to do.”

15 So they turned in there and went to the house of the young Levite at Micah’s place and greeted him.

16 The six hundred Danites, armed for battle, stood at the entrance of the gate.

17 The five men who had spied out the land went inside and took the idol, the ephod and the household gods while the priest and the six hundred armed men stood at the entrance of the gate.

18 When the five men went into Micah’s house and took the idol, the ephod and the household gods, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”

Cross References

• 1. S ver 11