Judges 5:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁷ Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan, and Dan, why did he abide with the ships? Asher sat still at the coast of the sea, settling down by his landings.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ Gilead abode beyond Jordan: And why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, And abode in his breaches.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Gilead remained beyond the Jordan, and why did Dan stay with the ships? Asher sat still on the seacoast and remained by his creeks. [These came not forth to battle for God's people.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ Gilead abode beyond the Jordan: And Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat still at the haven of the sea, And abode by his creeks.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Gilead stayed on the other side of the Jordan, and Dan, why did he remain with the ships? Asher stayed by the seacoast, camping at his harbors.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Gilead rested beyond the Jordan, and Dan was occupied with ships. Asher was living on the shore of the sea, and dwelling in the ports.

Judges 5:17 Cross References

Joshua 13:25

Their territory was Jazer, and all the towns of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites, to Aroer, which is near Rabbah,

Joshua 13:31

and half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the towns of the kingdom of Og in Bashan; these were allotted to the people of Machir son of Manasseh according to their families, for half the Machirites.

Joshua 22:9

So the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned home, parting from the Israelites at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, their own land of which they had taken possession by command of the Lord through Moses.

Amos 4:3

Through breaches in the wall you shall leave, each one straight ahead, and you shall be flung out into Harmon, says the Lord.

Genesis 35:25

The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s maid: Dan and Naphtali.