Judges 18:16

The six hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.

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In The King James Version

And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.

In Context

15They went over there and came to the house of the young Levite man, even to the house of Micah, and asked him how he was doing.

17The five men who went to spy out the land went up, and came in there, and took the engraved image, the ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men armed with weapons of war.

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Cross References

Judges 18:11The family of the Danites set out from Zorah and Eshtaol with six hundred men armed with weapons of war.

Matthew Henry on Judges 18:15-27

Micah's Gods Stolen; Micah's Attempt to Recover His Idols. ( b. c. 1406.) 14 Then 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. 15 And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him. 16 And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war,… Read the whole commentary →

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