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The city was in a valley near Beth Rehob. The Danites rebuilt the city and settled there. <a href="/nlt/judges/18.htm">New Living Translation</a> There was no one to rescue the people, for they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby. This happened in the valley near Beth-rehob. Then the people of the tribe of Dan rebuilt the town and lived there. <a href="/esv/judges/18.htm">English Standard Version</a> And there was no deliverer because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone. It was in the valley that belongs to Beth-rehob. Then they rebuilt the city and lived in it. <a href="/bsb/judges/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from Sidon and had no alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there. <a href="/kjv/judges/18.htm">King James Bible</a> And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein. <a href="/nkjv/judges/18.htm">New King James Version</a> There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no ties with anyone. It was in the valley that belongs to Beth Rehob. So they rebuilt the city and dwelt there. <a href="/nasb_/judges/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And there was no one to save them, because it was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with anyone, and it was in the valley which is near Beth-rehob. So they rebuilt the city and lived in it. <a href="/nasb/judges/18.htm">NASB 1995</a> And there was no one to deliver them, because it was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with anyone, and it was in the valley which is near Beth-rehob. And they rebuilt the city and lived in it. <a href="/nasb77/judges/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And there was no one to deliver them, because it was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with anyone, and it was in the valley which is near Beth-rehob. And they rebuilt the city and lived in it. <a href="/lsb/judges/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And there was no one to deliver them because it was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with anyone, and it was in the valley which is near Beth-rehob. And they rebuilt the city and lived in it. <a href="/amp/judges/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And there was no one to rescue them because it was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with anyone. It was in the valley which belongs to Beth-rehob. And they rebuilt the city and lived in it. <a href="/csb/judges/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> There was no one to rescue them because it was far from Sidon and they had no alliance with anyone. It was in a valley that belonged to Beth-rehob. They rebuilt the city and lived in it. <a href="/hcsb/judges/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> There was no one to rescue them because it was far from Sidon and they had no alliance with anyone. It was in a valley that belonged to Beth-rehob. They rebuilt the city and lived in it. <a href="/asv/judges/18.htm">American Standard Version</a> And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built the city, and dwelt therein. <a href="/erv/judges/18.htm">English Revised Version</a> And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no dealings with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built the city, and dwelt therein. <a href="/gwt/judges/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> There was no one to rescue them because their city was far from Sidon and totally independent. The city was in the valley that belonged to Beth Rehob. The people of Dan rebuilt the city and lived in it. <a href="/isv/judges/18.htm">International Standard Version</a> They had no one else to deliver them, because they lived far from Sidon and had no dealings with anyone. It lay in the valley near Beth-rehob. They rebuilt the city and lived in it. <a href="/msb/judges/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from Sidon and had no alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there. <a href="/net/judges/18.htm">NET Bible</a> No one came to the rescue because the city was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with anyone. The city was in a valley near Beth Rehob. The Danites rebuilt the city and occupied it. <a href="/nheb/judges/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone, and it was in the valley that lies by Beth Rehob. They built the city, and lived there. <a href="/wbt/judges/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built a city and dwelt in it. <a href="/web/judges/18.htm">World English Bible</a> There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone else; and it was in the valley that lies by Beth Rehob. They built the city and lived in it. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and there is no deliverer, for it [is] far off from Sidon, and they have no word with [any] man, and it [is] in the valley which [is] by Beth-Rehob; and they build the city, and dwell in it, <a href="/ylt/judges/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and there is no deliverer, for it is far off from Zidon, and they have no word with any man, and it is in the valley which is by Beth-Rehob; and they build the city, and dwell in it, <a href="/slt/judges/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And there was none delivering, for it was far off from Sidon, and the word was not to them with man; and it is in the valley which is to the house of the street And they will build the city and dwell in it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> There being no man at all who brought them any succour, because they dwelt far from Sidon, and had no society or business with any man. And the city was in the land of Rohob: and they rebuilt it and dwelt therein. <a href="/cpdv/judges/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For no one at all sent reinforcements, because they lived far away from Sidon, and they had no association or business with any man. Now the city was situated in the region of Rehob. And building it up again, they lived in it, <a href="/nabre/judges/18.htm">New American Bible</a> No one came to their aid, since the city was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with the Arameans; the city was in the valley that belongs to Beth-rehob. The Danites then rebuilt the city and occupied it. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with Aram. It was in the valley that belongs to Beth-rehob. They rebuilt the city, and lived in it.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And there was no one to rescue them, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and the city was situated in the valley of Beth-rehob. And they rebuilt the city and dwelt in it. <a href="/hpbt/judges/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And there was no one to deliver, because it was far from Tsidon, and there was no communication for them with any son of man, and this was in the valley of Bayth Rakhub, and they built the city and they stayed in it<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no dealings with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built the city, and dwelt therein. <a href="/sep/judges/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And there was no deliverer, because the city is far from the Sidonians, and they have no intercourse with men, and it is in the valley of the house of Raab; and they built the city, and dwelt in it. <a href="/parallel/judges/18-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=5528" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/18.htm">The Danites Take Micah's Idols</a> …27After they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a tranquil and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city. 28<a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">There was no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: maṣ·ṣîl (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">to deliver them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">the city was</a> <a href="/hebrew/7350.htm" title="7350: rə·ḥō·w·qāh- (Adj-fs) -- Or rachoq; from rachaq; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially.">far</a> <a href="/hebrew/6721.htm" title="6721: miṣ·ṣî·ḏō·wn (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- Or Tsiydon; from tsuwd in the sense of catching fish; fishery; Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine.">from Sidon</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">and had no</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: wə·ḏā·ḇār (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">alliance</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">anyone;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hî (Conj-w:: Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/6010.htm" title="6010: bā·‘ê·meq (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A vale. From amaq; a vale.">was in a valley</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">near</a> <a href="/hebrew/1050.htm" title="1050: lə·ḇêṯ- (Prep) -- Place of a street, a place near Dan. From bayith and rchob; house of street; Beth-Rechob, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1050.htm" title="1050: rə·ḥō·wḇ (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- Place of a street, a place near Dan. From bayith and rchob; house of street; Beth-Rechob, a place in Palestine.">Beth-rehob.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: way·yiḇ·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">And the Danites rebuilt</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yê·šə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and lived</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">there.</a> 29They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/joshua/19-47.htm">Joshua 19:47</a> (Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.) <a href="/judges/1-34.htm">Judges 1:34</a> The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain. <a href="/1_kings/12-29.htm">1 Kings 12:29-30</a> One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves. <a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm">2 Kings 15:29</a> In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria. <a href="/1_chronicles/5-26.htm">1 Chronicles 5:26</a> So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day. <a href="/hosea/4-17.htm">Hosea 4:17</a> Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone! <a href="/hosea/5-9.htm">Hosea 5:9</a> Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain. <a href="/amos/5-5.htm">Amos 5:5</a> Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing. <a href="/matthew/4-13.htm">Matthew 4:13-16</a> Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, / to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: / “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— ... <a href="/john/4-20.htm">John 4:20-22</a> Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.” / “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. / You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. <a href="/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43</a> You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’ <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a> For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-14.htm">1 Corinthians 10:14</a> Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a> What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” <a href="/ephesians/5-5.htm">Ephesians 5:5</a> For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lies by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelled therein.and there<a href="/2_samuel/14-6.htm">2 Samuel 14:6</a> And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.<a href="/psalms/7-2.htm">Psalm 7:2</a> Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.<a href="/psalms/50-22.htm">Psalm 50:22</a> Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.far from.<a href="/judges/18-1.htm">Judges 18:1,7</a> In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel… <a href="/joshua/11-8.htm">Joshua 11:8</a> And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.<a href="/isaiah/23-4.htm">Isaiah 23:4,12</a> Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins… Bethrehob<a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21</a> So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.Rehob<a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">2 Samuel 10:6</a> And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/10-6.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/joshua/13-4.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/judges/9-20.htm">Beth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">Bethrehob</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">Beth-Rehob</a> <a href="/judges/6-26.htm">Build</a> <a href="/judges/1-26.htm">Building</a> <a href="/judges/6-28.htm">Built</a> <a href="/judges/18-7.htm">Business</a> <a href="/judges/18-27.htm">City</a> <a href="/judges/18-27.htm">Danites</a> <a href="/judges/18-7.htm">Dealings</a> <a href="/judges/15-13.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/judges/3-15.htm">Deliverer</a> <a href="/judges/18-1.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/judges/18-7.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/judges/16-13.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Property</a> <a href="/joshua/19-50.htm">Rebuilt</a> <a href="/judges/1-31.htm">Rehob</a> <a href="/romans/2-17.htm">Relationship</a> <a href="/judges/9-17.htm">Rescue</a> <a href="/judges/11-3.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/judges/10-6.htm">Sidon</a> <a href="/judges/18-7.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/judges/16-4.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/judges/18-26.htm">Way</a> <a href="/judges/10-6.htm">Zidon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/8-5.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/judges/19-14.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-9.htm">Beth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">Bethrehob</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">Beth-Rehob</a> <a href="/ruth/4-11.htm">Build</a> <a href="/judges/21-23.htm">Building</a> <a href="/judges/21-4.htm">Built</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-13.htm">Business</a> <a href="/judges/18-29.htm">City</a> <a href="/judges/18-30.htm">Danites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-23.htm">Dealings</a> <a href="/judges/20-13.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-6.htm">Deliverer</a> <a href="/judges/20-47.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/judges/19-16.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/ruth/3-4.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/ruth/2-3.htm">Property</a> <a href="/judges/21-23.htm">Rebuilt</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-3.htm">Rehob</a> <a href="/matthew/19-10.htm">Relationship</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-8.htm">Rescue</a> <a href="/judges/21-23.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-6.htm">Sidon</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-2.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-13.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/judges/19-5.htm">Way</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-6.htm">Zidon</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 18</div>1. <a href="/judges/18-1.htm">The Danites send five men to seek out an inheritance</a> 3. <a href="/judges/18-3.htm">At the house of Micah they consult with Jonathan, and are encouraged</a> 7. <a href="/judges/18-7.htm">They search Laish, and bring back news of good hope</a> 11. <a href="/judges/18-11.htm">Six hundred men are sent to surprise it</a> 16. <a href="/judges/18-16.htm">In their way they rob Micah of his priest and his consecrated things</a> 27. <a href="/judges/18-27.htm">They win Laish, and call it Dan</a> 30. <a href="/judges/18-30.htm">They set up idolatry, wherein Jonathan inherits the priesthood.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of the Book of Judges, this period was marked by a lack of centralized leadership in Israel, as "everyone did what was right in his own eyes" (<a href="/judges/21-25.htm">Judges 21:25</a>). The absence of deliverance for Laish underscores the isolation and defenselessness of the city, which lacked the protection of a strong ally or military force. This situation is reminiscent of other biblical instances where cities or peoples were left without deliverance, such as the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19).because the city was far from Sidon Laish's geographical distance from Sidon, a major Phoenician city, meant it was isolated from potential aid or support. Sidon was a significant city known for its trade and maritime prowess, but Laish's separation from it left the city vulnerable. This distance is significant in understanding the strategic decisions of the Danites, who sought a location that was both prosperous and easy to conquer. The remoteness of Laish from Sidon also reflects the broader theme of isolation and vulnerability in the ancient Near East.and had no alliance with anyone The lack of alliances made Laish an easy target for the Danites. In the ancient world, alliances were crucial for defense and survival, as they provided mutual protection and support. The absence of such alliances for Laish indicates a degree of complacency or overconfidence in their security. This situation contrasts with the Israelites, who often relied on alliances, albeit sometimes to their detriment, as seen in their interactions with surrounding nations throughout the Old Testament.it was in a valley near Beth-rehob The location of Laish in a valley near Beth-rehob suggests a fertile and desirable land, which would have been attractive to the Danites. Valleys were often associated with agricultural abundance, making them prime targets for settlement and conquest. Beth-rehob is mentioned in other biblical texts, such as <a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">2 Samuel 10:6</a>, indicating its significance in the region. The geographical setting underscores the strategic considerations of the Danites in choosing a new homeland.And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there The rebuilding and settlement of the city by the Danites mark a significant moment in their tribal history. This act of rebuilding signifies not only physical reconstruction but also the establishment of a new identity and presence in the land. The Danites' actions reflect the broader theme of conquest and settlement in the Promised Land, as seen throughout the Book of Joshua. This event also foreshadows the later struggles and idolatry of the tribe of Dan, as they set up a carved image in the city (<a href="/judges/18-30.htm">Judges 18:30-31</a>), highlighting the recurring theme of Israel's faithfulness and apostasy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/danites.htm">Danites</a> A tribe of Israel seeking a new territory due to their inability to secure their allotted inheritance. They are central to the events of <a href="/bsb/judges/18.htm">Judges 18</a>. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sidon.htm">Sidon</a> A significant Phoenician city, representing a distant and powerful neighbor. The verse notes the isolation of the people from Sidon. 3. <a href="/topical/b/beth-rehob.htm">Beth-rehob</a> A location mentioned as being near the valley where the events took place. It signifies the geographical context of the account. 4. <a href="/topical/l/laish.htm">Laish</a> Although not mentioned in this specific verse, Laish is the city that the Danites attack and rename Dan. It is crucial to understanding the broader account. 5. <a href="/topical/v/valley.htm">Valley</a> The geographical setting where the city was located, indicating its vulnerability and isolation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/i/isolation_and_vulnerability.htm">Isolation and Vulnerability</a> The people of Laish were isolated, making them vulnerable to attack. This highlights the importance of community and alliances in our spiritual lives. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> The Danites' actions reflect a pattern of disobedience and self-reliance, leading to long-term negative consequences, such as idolatry. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> Despite human actions, God's sovereign plan unfolds. The account reminds us to trust in God's timing and provision. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a> Just as the people of Laish were unprepared for attack, we must remain spiritually vigilant and prepared for challenges. <a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_influence.htm">Legacy and Influence</a> The Danites' establishment of a city that later becomes a center of idolatry warns us about the legacy we leave and the influence we have on future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 18</a> <a href="/q/how_does_laish's_swift_conquest_align_biblically.htm">How does the swift, seemingly unopposed conquest of Laish in Judges 18:27–29 align with other biblical accounts or historical records of territorial conflicts? </a> <a href="/q/how_do_danites'_move_align_with_history.htm">In Judges 18:2, how can the Danites' sudden relocation from the south to the distant north be reconciled with known settlement patterns or historical records?</a> <a href="/q/is_it_fair_to_judge_towns_for_disbelief.htm">In Matthew 11:20-24, is it fair for entire towns to be judged for not believing when miracles done in ancient cities supposedly led to their downfall?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_god's_workmanship.htm">Who was Zebulun in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) In the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob.--At the foot of the lowest range of Lebanon, and at the sources of the Jordan (<a href="/numbers/13-21.htm" title="So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, as men come to Hamath.">Numbers 13:21</a>), north of Lake Huleh. It is probably the Rehob of <a href="/judges/1-31.htm" title="Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:">Judges 1:31</a>, <a href="/joshua/19-30.htm" title="Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.">Joshua 19:30</a>; and later it belonged to Syria (<a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm" title="And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.">2Samuel 10:6</a>) The name means "house of spaciousness." Robinson (Bibl. Res. Iii. 371) identifies it with Hunin, a fortress which commands the plain of Huleh.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 28. - Because it was far, etc. He reverts again to the description given in ver 7. That lieth by Beth-Rehob. It is literally, which belongeth to Beth-Rehob, i.e. the valley here spoken of was part of the territory of the Syrians of Beth-Rehob in the time of David (and very likely earlier), as we read in <a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">2 Samuel 10:6</a>. It seems to have taken its name, House of Rehob, from Rehob the father of Hadadezer, king of Zobah (<a href="/2_samuel/8-12.htm">2 Samuel 8:12</a>), and to have been called Beth-Rehob very much as Micah's settlement was called Beth-Micah. It was also called for shortness Rehob, as <a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21</a>; <a href="/judges/1-31.htm">Judges 1:31</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/10-8.htm">2 Samuel 10:8</a>. It was situated, as we learn from <a href="/judges/1-31.htm">Judges 1:31</a>, in the bounds of the tribe of Asher, in the extreme north of the Holy Land, near the entering in of Hamath, the site of which, however, is unknown (see <a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21</a>). The valley is that through which the Leddan fountain flows (ver. 7, note), and is the upper part of the plain called el-Hulleh, which is the northern continuation of the Jordan valley. They built a city. Rather, they rebuilt the city. <a href="/commentaries/judges/18-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>There was no one וְאֵ֨ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle to deliver them, מַצִּ֜יל (maṣ·ṣîl) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver because כִּ֧י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction [the city was ] הִ֣יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are far רְֽחוֹקָה־ (rə·ḥō·w·qāh-) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7350.htm">Strong's 7350: </a> Remote, of place, time, precious from Sidon מִצִּיד֗וֹן (miṣ·ṣî·ḏō·wn) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6721.htm">Strong's 6721: </a> Sidon -- a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast, also a son of Canaan and had no אֵין־ (’ên-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle alliance וְדָבָ֤ר (wə·ḏā·ḇār) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with anyone; אָדָ֔ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being it וְהִ֕יא (wə·hî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was in a valley בָּעֵ֖מֶק (bā·‘ê·meq) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6010.htm">Strong's 6010: </a> A vale near אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Beth-rehob. רְח֑וֹב (rə·ḥō·wḇ) Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1050.htm">Strong's 1050: </a> Beth-rehob -- 'place of a street', a place near Dan And the Danites rebuilt וַיִּבְנ֥וּ (way·yiḇ·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build the city הָעִ֖יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement and lived וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ (way·yê·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry there. בָֽהּ׃ (ḇāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/18-28.htm">Judges 18:28 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/18-28.htm">Judges 18:28 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/18-28.htm">Judges 18:28 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/18-28.htm">Judges 18:28 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/18-28.htm">Judges 18:28 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/18-28.htm">Judges 18:28 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/18-28.htm">Judges 18:28 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/18-28.htm">Judges 18:28 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/18-28.htm">Judges 18:28 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/18-28.htm">Judges 18:28 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/18-28.htm">OT History: Judges 18:28 There was no deliverer because it was (Jd Judg. 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