Judges 18:7

Easy To Read Version

So the five men left. They came to the city of Laish. They saw that the people of that city lived in safety. They were ruled by the people of Sidon. Everything was peaceful and quiet. The people had plenty of everything. And they didn’t have any enemies nearby to hurt them. Also, they lived a long way from the city of Sidon and they did not have any agreements with the people of Aram. [134]

Cross References

1 Kings 16:31

It was not enough for Ahab to do the same sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had done. So Ahab also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal. Ethbaal was the king of the people of Sidon. Then Ahab began to serve and worship Baal. [190]

1 Chronicles 4:40

They found good fields with plenty of grass. They found plenty of good land there. The land was peaceful and quiet. Ham’s descendants [45] lived there in the past.

Jeremiah 49:31

“There is a nation that feels safe.\par That nation feels secure.\par That nation does not have gates\par or fences to protect it.\par No people live near them.\par

Romans 13:3

People that do right don’t have to fear the rulers. But those people that do wrong must fear the rulers. Do you want to be free from fearing the rulers? Then you should do right. If you do right, then the rulers will praise you.

Joshua 19:47

But the people of Dan had trouble taking their land. There were strong enemies there and the people of Dan could not easily defeat them. So the people of Dan went {to the northern part of Israel} and fought against Laish [68] They defeated Laish and killed the people who lived there. So the people of Dan lived in the town of Laish. They changed the name to Dan because that was the name of the father of their family group.

1 Peter 2:14

And obey the leaders who are sent by the king. They are sent to punish people who do wrong and to praise those people who do good.

Revelation 18:7

She (Babylon) gave herself much glory\par and rich living.\par Give her that much suffering and sadness.\par She says to herself, ‘I am a queen\par sitting \{on my throne\}.\par I am not a widow {\cf2\super [131]} ;\par I will never be sad.’\par

Judges 18:29

The people of Dan gave that city a new name. That city had been called Laish, but they changed the name to Dan. They named the city after their ancestor [139] Dan, one of the sons of Israel.

Judges 18:6

The priest said to the five men, “Yes. Go in peace. The Lord will lead you on your way.”

Judges 18:8

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

1 Samuel 3:13

I told Eli I would punish his family forever. I will do that because Eli knew that his sons were saying and doing bad things against God but Eli failed to control them.