Judges 18:11

11 Then six hundred men of the Danites, armed for battle, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.

Judges 18:11 in Other Translations

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.

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

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

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

11 Six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol armed with weapons of war.

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 answered, “Come on, let’s attack them! We have seen the land, and it is very good. Aren’t you going to do something? Don’t hesitate to go there and take it over.

10 When you get there, you will find an unsuspecting people and a spacious land that God has put into your hands, a land that lacks nothing whatever.”

11 Then six hundred men of the Danites, armed for battle, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.

12 On their way they set up camp near Kiriath Jearim in Judah. This is why the place west of Kiriath Jearim is called Mahaneh Dan to this day.

13 From there they went on to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.

Cross References

• 1. ver 16,17
• 2. Judges 13:2