Judges 18:8

So they came unto their brethren, in Zorah and Eshtaol,—and their brethren said unto them—Why are ye minded to do nothing?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?

In Context

7So the five men went their way, and entered Laish,—and saw the people who were therein, dwelling securely, after the manner of the Zidonians, quietly and securely, and there was no one to reproach them with anything in the land, none to possess himself of dominion, they being, far away, from the Zidonians, and having no dealings with any one.

9And they said—Arise! and let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and lo! it is very good,—are, ye, then, minded to do nothing? do not be too slothful to go, and enter, and take possession of the land.

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Cross References

Judges 16:31Then came down his brethren, and all the house of his father, and lifted him, and carried him up, and buried him, between Zorah and Eshtaol, in the buryingplace of Manoah his father,—he, having judged Israel twenty years.

Judges 18:11So there brake up from thence, out of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men, begirt with weapons of war.

Matthew Henry on Judges 18:8-14

7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. 8 And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye? 9 And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and,… Read the whole commentary →

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