Judges 18:12

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They went up and encamped in Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That is why to this day the place is called Mahaneh Dan (the camp of Dan), located west of Kiriath-jearim.

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  • Judg 13:25 : 25 The Spirit of the Lord began to stir him while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
  • Josh 15:60 : 60 Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah—two cities with their villages.
  • 1 Sam 7:1 : 1 The men of Kiriath-jearim came and took the Ark of the LORD. They brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill and consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the Ark of the LORD.
  • 1 Chr 13:5-6 : 5 David assembled all Israel, from the Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim. 6 David and all Israel went up to Baalah, to Kiriath-jearim in Judah, to bring up the ark of God, the LORD who is enthroned above the cherubim, where His Name is called.
  • 2 Chr 1:4 : 4 But David had brought the ark of God up from Kiriath Jearim to the place he had prepared for it in Jerusalem, where he had pitched a tent for it.

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  • Judg 18:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10When you arrive, you will find a secure and unsuspecting people. The land is spacious, for God has given it into your hands—a place lacking nothing that is good.

    11So six hundred men from the Danite clan left Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons for battle.

  • Judg 18:13
    77%

    13From there they continued on to the hill country of Ephraim and arrived at Micah's house.

  • Judg 18:1-3
    3 verses
    76%

    1In those days, Israel had no king, and during that period, the tribe of Dan was looking for a place to settle because they had not yet received an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.

    2The Danites sent five men from their clans, strong and valiant men from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. They said to them, 'Go and explore the land.' When they came to the hill country of Ephraim, to Micah's house, they stayed there for the night.

    3As they were near Micah's house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite. They turned aside and said to him, 'Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? And what is your purpose here?'

  • Judg 18:21-23
    3 verses
    76%

    21They turned and left, placing the children, the livestock, and their goods in front of them.

    22When they had gone some distance from Micah’s house, the men who lived near Micah gathered together and overtook the Danites.

    23They called out to the Danites, who turned to face them, and said to Micah, 'What’s the matter with you, that you have called your men together?'

  • Judg 18:26-30
    5 verses
    74%

    26So the Danites continued on their way, and when Micah saw that they were stronger than he was, he turned and went back to his house.

    27The Danites took what Micah had made, along with his priest, and came to Laish, to a peaceful and unsuspecting people. They struck them down with the sword and burned the city with fire.

    28There was no one to rescue the people of Laish because they were far from Sidon and had no alliances with anyone. The city was situated in a valley near Beth-rehob. The Danites rebuilt the city and settled there.

    29They named the city Dan, after their ancestor Dan, who was born to Israel. However, the city had been named Laish previously.

    30The Danites set up for themselves the carved image, and Jonathan, son of Gershom, the son of Moses, along with his sons, served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the land’s captivity.

  • Judg 18:15-17
    3 verses
    72%

    15So they turned aside there and went to the house of the young Levite, at Micah's house, and asked him how he was doing.

    16The six hundred men of the Danites, armed with their weapons of war, were standing at the entrance of the gate.

    17The five men who had gone to scout the land went inside and took the carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the cast idol, while the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred armed men.

  • Judg 15:9
    71%

    9The Philistines went up and camped in Judah, spreading out near Lehi.

  • 2 Sam 24:6
    71%

    6Then they went to Gilead and the land of Tahtim Hodshi, and they came to Dan Jaan and around to Sidon.

  • Josh 19:47-48
    2 verses
    70%

    47The border of the descendants of Dan went beyond them. So the descendants of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, struck it with the sword, took possession of it, and settled there. They renamed Leshem as Dan, after the name of their ancestor Dan.

    48This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Dan according to their families—the cities and their villages.

  • Num 33:31-33
    3 verses
    70%

    31They departed from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan.

    32They journeyed from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad.

    33They departed from Hor-haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah.

  • Num 21:12
    69%

    12From there they journeyed and camped in the Valley of Zered.

  • 1 Chr 13:6
    69%

    6David and all Israel went up to Baalah, to Kiriath-jearim in Judah, to bring up the ark of God, the LORD who is enthroned above the cherubim, where His Name is called.

  • Judg 17:8
    69%

    8The man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to find a place to stay. He traveled until he reached the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah's house as part of his journey.

  • Num 2:25
    69%

    25On the north side will be the banner of the camp of Dan, according to their divisions. The leader of the descendants of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

  • Num 33:25
    68%

    25They departed from Haradah and camped at Makheloth.

  • Judg 20:1
    68%

    1Then all the Israelites went out, and the entire assembly came together as one man, from Dan to Beersheba and the land of Gilead, to the LORD at Mizpah.

  • Judg 19:14
    68%

    14So they passed on and continued their journey. The sun set as they came near Gibeah, which belongs to the tribe of Benjamin.

  • Judg 13:25
    68%

    25The Spirit of the Lord began to stir him while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

  • 1 Sam 13:18
    68%

    18another division turned toward Beth Horon; and the third division turned toward the border overlooking the Valley of Zeboim, toward the wilderness.

  • Num 2:31
    68%

    31All those counted in the camp of Dan, by divisions, total 157,600. They will set out last under their banners.

  • Josh 15:49
    68%

    49Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir).

  • Josh 19:41
    68%

    41The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,

  • Num 10:25
    68%

    25The banner of the camp of Dan, serving as the rear guard for all the camps, set out, according to their divisions, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.

  • Neh 11:30-31
    2 verses
    68%

    30They dwelt in Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; and in Azekah and its surrounding villages. They settled from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.

    31The descendants of Benjamin lived in Geba, Michmash, Aija, Bethel, and its surrounding villages.

  • Josh 20:7
    68%

    7So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

  • Num 33:22
    68%

    22They journeyed from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.

  • Num 1:38
    68%

    38The descendants of Dan were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, counting the names of all the males twenty years old or older, all able to serve in the army.

  • 1 Sam 17:1
    68%

    1The Philistines gathered their armies for battle and assembled at Socoh, which belongs to Judah. They camped between Socoh and Azekah, at Ephes-dammim.

  • Josh 15:37
    68%

    37Zenan, Hadashah, and Migdal-gad.

  • Judg 20:19
    68%

    19The next morning the Israelites got up and camped near Gibeah.

  • 1 Kgs 12:29-30
    2 verses
    67%

    29He set up one in Bethel, and the other in Dan.

    30And this thing became a sin; the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.

  • Num 33:29
    67%

    29They departed from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah.

  • Josh 19:27
    67%

    27It turned eastward to Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel, and extended to Cabul on the left.

  • 1 Sam 7:11
    67%

    11The men of Israel rushed out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to a point below Beth-car.