Judges 18:2

Easy To Read Version

So the family group of Dan sent five soldiers to look for some land. They went to search for a good place to live. Those five men were from the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol. They were chosen because they were from all the families of Dan. They were told, “Go, look for some land.”

Cross References

Genesis 42:9

And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed about his brothers.

Proverbs 20:18

Get good advice before you make plans. If you are starting a war, find good people to guide you.

Numbers 13:17

When Moses was sending them out to explore Canaan, he said, “Go through the Negev [171] and then into the hill country.

Luke 14:31

“If a king is going to fight against another king, first he will sit down and plan. If the king has only 10,000 men, he will plan to see if he is able to defeat the other king that has 20,000 men.

Joshua 15:33

The family group of Judah also got towns in the western foothills. Here is a list of those towns: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

Joshua 19:41

This is the land that was given to them: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,

Joshua 2:1

Joshua son of Nun and all the people were camped at Acacia. [1] Joshua sent out two spies. No one knew that Joshua sent out these men. Joshua said to the men, “Go and look at the land, especially the city of Jericho.”

Joshua 2:2

Someone told the king of Jericho, “Last night some men from Israel came to look for weaknesses in our country.”

Judges 13:2

There was a man from the city of Zorah. The man’s name was Manoah. He was from the family group of Dan. Manoah had a wife. But she was not able to have any children.

Judges 13:25

The Spirit of the Lord began to work in Samson while he was in the city of Mahaneh Dan. That city is between the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol.

Judges 16:31

Samson’s brothers and all the people in his father’s family went down to get his body. They brought him back and buried him in his father’s tomb. That tomb is between the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol. Samson was a judge for the people of Israel for 20 years.

Judges 17:1

There was a man named Micah that lived in the hill country of Ephraim.

Judges 18:11

So 600 men from the family group of Dan left the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol. They were ready for war.

Judges 18:13

From that place, the 600 men traveled on to the hill country of Ephraim. Then they came to Micah’s house.

Judges 18:3

When the five men came close to Micah’s house, they heard the voice of the young Levite [133] man. They recognized his voice, so they stopped at Micah’s house. They asked the young man, “Who brought you to this place? What are you doing here? What is your business here?”

Judges 18:8

The five men went back to the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol. Their relatives asked them, “What did you learn?”

Judges 19:1

At that time, the people of Israel did not have a king.

Judges 19:18

The Levite [154] man answered, “We are traveling from the city Bethlehem, Judah. We are going home. I am from far back in the hill country of Ephraim. I have been to Bethlehem, Judah. And now, I am going to my house. [155]