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Judges 18:16

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Judges 18:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the six hundred men girt with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the six hundred men girt with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.
Judges 18:16 — American Standard Version

Context — Judges 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13And they passed thence unto the hill-country of Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.
14Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.
15And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.
16And the six hundred men girt with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.
17And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men girt with weapons of war.
18And when these went into Micah`s house, and fetched the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said unto them, What do ye?
19And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, etc.] Who were armed men, and marched with their armour about them: which were of the children of Dan; for no other were concerned in this expedition: stood by the entering of the gate; not of Micah’s house, but of the city in which his house was; here they stood while the five men went up to the house.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“six hundred: Jdg 18:11 Judges 18:17”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“The 600 men, however, placed themselves before the door. Judges 18:17”
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