so they were forced to dwell in wadis, in holes of the earth and among the rocks.
Judges 6:2 - Tree of Life Version Midian maintained an upper hand over Israel, and because of Midian Bnei-Yisrael made themselves hideouts in the mountains—caves and strongholds. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of Midian the Israelites made themselves the dens which are in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds. American Standard Version (1901) And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds. Common English Bible The power of the Midianites prevailed over Israel, and because of the Midianites, the Israelites used crevices and caves in the mountains as hidden strongholds. Catholic Public Domain Version And they were greatly oppressed by them. And they made for themselves hollows and caves in the mountains, and very fortified places for defense. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they were grievously oppressed by them. And they made themselves dens and caves in the mountains, and strongholds to resist. |
so they were forced to dwell in wadis, in holes of the earth and among the rocks.
Now the cistern where Ishmael cast all the corpses of the men whom he killed, because they were on Gedaliah’s side, was the one which King Asa had made for fear of King Baasa of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.
Inhabitants of Moab, leave the towns and dwell in crags— like a dove nesting in a cave’s mouth.
I will set My face against you and you will be routed before your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
The world was not worthy of them! They wandered around in deserts and mountains, caves and holes in the ground.
Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the military commanders and the rich and the mighty and everyone—slave and free—hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
They shattered and crushed Bnei-Yisrael that year—for 18 years all Bnei-Yisrael who were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.
Then the children of Ammon also crossed over the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin and the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was greatly distressed.
Whenever Israel had done their sowing, the Midianites, Amalekites and people from the east would come up and raid them.
When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble, because the people were hard-pressed, they hid in caves, thickets, cliffs, crevices and pits.
So they both let themselves be seen by the Philistine garrison. “Look, some Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they were hiding,” the Philistines said.