Judges 18:11

11 So 600 Danite men set out from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed to the teeth.

Judges 18:11 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 18:11

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.

Judges 18:11 In-Context

9 They said, "Let's go for it! Let's attack. We've seen the land and it is excellent. Are you going to just sit on your hands? Don't dawdle! Invade and conquer!
10 When you get there, you'll find they're sitting ducks, totally unsuspecting. Wide open land - God is handing it over to you, everything you could ever ask for."
11 So 600 Danite men set out from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed to the teeth.
12 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.
13 From there they proceeded into the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah's house.
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