Judges 18:2
Judges · Old Testament · Chapter 18
“And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.”Judges 18:2
What Does Judges 18:2 Mean?
Judges 18:2 is found in the book of Judges, chapter 18, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Judges 18:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Judges 13:25“And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.”Joshua 2:1“And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.”Numbers 13:17“And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:”Judges 17:1“And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.”Judges 18:8“And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?”Judges 18:11“And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war.”Judges 18:17“And 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 in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.”Genesis 42:9“And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.”Joshua 17:15“And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.”Joshua 19:41“And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,”Judges 1:23“And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)”Judges 13:2“And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.”Judges 16:31“Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.”Judges 18:13“And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.”Judges 19:1“And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.”Judges 19:18“And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.”1 Chronicles 19:3“But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?”Proverbs 20:18“Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.”Luke 14:31“Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?”
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