Judges 18:8

Easy To Read Version

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

Cross References

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,

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 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 18:11

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

Judges 18:2

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.”

Judges 18:7

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]

Judges 18:9

The five men answered, “We have found some land, and it is very good. We should attack them. Don’t wait! Let’s go and take that land!