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the people of Dan back into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the plain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountains, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the Amorites forced the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the valley;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the Amorites forced the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the valley;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the Amorites forced the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the valley;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the Amorites pressed the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the valley;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the Amorites forced the sons of Dan [back] into the hill country, for they would not allow them to come down into the valley;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to go down into the valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to go down into the valley. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill-country; for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The Amorites were strong enough to keep the tribe of Dan from settling in the valleys, so Dan had to stay in the hill country. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill country: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Amorites forced the tribe of Dan into the mountains and would not let them come down into the valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The Amorites forced the people of the tribe of Dan into the hill country and did not let them come down to the plain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Later on, the Amorites forced the descendants of Dan into the hill country and did not permit them to come into the valleys of the hills. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The Amorites forced the people of Dan to live in the hill country. They did not allow them to live in the coastal plain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The Amorites forced the people of Dan into the hill country; for they would not allow them to come down to the valley;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the Amorites forced the children of Dan to the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill country, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Amorites press the sons of Dan to the mountain, for they have not permitted them to go down to the valley;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the Amorites press the sons of Dan to the mountain, for they have not suffered them to go down to the valley;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the Amorites will press the sons of Dan to the mountain: for they gave not to come down to the valley:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Amorrhite straitened the children of Dan in the mountain, and gave them not place to go down to the plain: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Amorite hemmed in the sons of Dan on the mountain, and did not give them a place, so that they might descend to the flatlands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The Amorites hemmed in the Danites in the mountain region, not permitting them to come down onto the plain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The Amorites pressed the Danites back into the hill country; they did not allow them to come down to the plain.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain; for they would not let them come down to the valley;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Amorites, the children of Dan, removed them to the mountain, because they did not allow them to go down to the valley<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill-country; for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Amorite drove out the children of Dan into the mountains, for they did not suffer them to come down into the valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/1-34.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=326" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/1.htm">Failure to Complete the Conquest</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">33</span>Naphtali failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. So the Naphtalites also lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served them as forced laborers. <span class="reftext">34</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/567.htm" title="567: hā·’ĕ·mō·rî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps mountain dwellers, a Canaanite tribe. ">The Amorites</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/3905.htm" title="3905: way·yil·ḥă·ṣū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To squeeze, press, oppress. A primitive root; properly, to press, i.e. to distress.">forced</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Danites</a> <a href="/hebrew/1835.htm" title="1835: ḏān (N-proper-ms) -- Judge, a son of Jacob, also his desc. and their territory, also a place in N. Isr. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·hā·rāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">into the hill country</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nə·ṯā·nōw (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">allow them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: lā·re·ḏeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come or go down, descend. ">to come down</a> <a href="/hebrew/6010.htm" title="6010: lā·‘ê·meq (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A vale. From amaq; a vale.">into the plain.</a> </span><span class="reftext">35</span>And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/19-47.htm">Joshua 19:47</a></span><br />(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.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/17-12.htm">Joshua 17:12-13</a></span><br />But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land. / However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but they failed to drive them out completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Judges 2:14</a></span><br />Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Judges 3:3</a></span><br />the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/4-2.htm">Judges 4:2-3</a></span><br />So the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his forces was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim. / Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a></span><br />In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-11.htm">2 Kings 18:11</a></span><br />The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-26.htm">1 Chronicles 5:26</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Isaiah 9:1</a></span><br />Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-9.htm">Isaiah 10:9-11</a></span><br />“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? / As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms whose images surpassed those of Jerusalem and Samaria, / and as I have done to Samaria and its idols, will I not also do to Jerusalem and her idols?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/11-5.htm">Hosea 11:5</a></span><br />Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a></span><br />And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a></span><br />And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/18-1.htm">Judges 18:1</a></b></br> In those days <i>there was</i> no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day <i>all their</i> inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/19-47.htm">Joshua 19:47</a></b></br> And the coast of the children of Dan went out <i>too little</i> for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/10-19.htm">Allow</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-16.htm">Allowing</a> <a href="/joshua/24-18.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/judges/1-21.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/12-15.htm">Confined</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Country</a> <a href="/joshua/21-23.htm">Dan</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-19.htm">Danites</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Hill-Country</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-13.htm">Press</a> <a href="/judges/1-28.htm">Pressed</a> <a href="/joshua/10-19.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-14.htm">Suffered</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/3-28.htm">Allow</a> <a href="/mark/1-34.htm">Allowing</a> <a href="/judges/1-35.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/judges/1-35.htm">Children</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-10.htm">Confined</a> <a href="/judges/2-9.htm">Country</a> <a href="/judges/5-17.htm">Dan</a> <a href="/judges/13-2.htm">Danites</a> <a href="/judges/2-9.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/judges/2-9.htm">Hill-Country</a> <a href="/judges/2-9.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/judges/4-11.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/judges/6-11.htm">Press</a> <a href="/judges/1-35.htm">Pressed</a> <a href="/judges/15-1.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/judges/3-28.htm">Suffered</a> <a href="/judges/5-14.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-1.htm">The acts of Judah and Simeon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-4.htm">Adonibezek justly requited</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-8.htm">Jerusalem taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Hebron taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-11.htm">Othniel has Achsah to wife for taking of Debir</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-16.htm">The Kenites dwell in Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-17.htm">Hormah, Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-21.htm">The acts of Benjamin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-22.htm">Of the house of Joseph, who take Bethel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-30.htm">Of Zebulun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-31.htm">Of Asher</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-33.htm">Of Naphtali</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-34.htm">Of Dan</a></span><br></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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Their presence in the land posed a challenge to the Israelites, who were commanded by God to drive out the inhabitants of Canaan. The tribe of Dan, one of the twelve tribes of Israel, struggled to secure their allotted territory due to the Amorites' resistance. This reflects the broader theme in Judges of Israel's incomplete conquest of the Promised Land, which led to ongoing conflicts and spiritual compromise. The hill country refers to the mountainous regions, which were less desirable for settlement compared to the fertile plains.<p><b>and did not allow them to come down into the plain.</b><br>The plains were agriculturally rich and strategically important, making them highly coveted. The Amorites' control over the plains prevented the Danites from accessing these resources, highlighting the Danites' failure to fully trust in God's promise and power to deliver their enemies into their hands. This situation foreshadows the later migration of the Danites to the north, as recorded in <a href="/judges/18.htm">Judges 18</a>, where they sought a more secure and prosperous territory. The inability to settle in the plains also serves as a reminder of the consequences of disobedience and lack of faith, as God had promised victory if the Israelites remained faithful to His commands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amorites.htm">Amorites</a></b><br>A group of ancient people living in Canaan, often seen as adversaries to the Israelites. They were known for their strength and influence in the region.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/danites.htm">Danites</a></b><br>The tribe of Dan, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. They were allotted land in the Promised Land but struggled to fully possess it due to opposition from the Amorites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/hill_country.htm">Hill Country</a></b><br>The elevated region where the Danites were forced to reside. This area was less fertile and more difficult for agriculture compared to the plains.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/plain.htm">Plain</a></b><br>The flat, fertile land that the Danites were unable to access due to the Amorites' control. This area was desirable for settlement and agriculture.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land promised to the Israelites by God, which they were in the process of conquering and settling during the time of Judges.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The Israelites' failure to fully obey God's command to drive out the inhabitants of the land led to ongoing struggles and conflicts. This serves as a reminder of the importance of complete obedience to God's instructions in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_promises.htm">Trust in God's Promises</a></b><br>Despite the challenges faced by the Danites, God's promises remained true. We are encouraged to trust in God's faithfulness, even when circumstances seem difficult.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The physical battles faced by the Israelites can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual battles in our lives. We must be vigilant and rely on God's strength to overcome the spiritual "Amorites" that seek to hinder our walk with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_adversity.htm">Perseverance in Adversity</a></b><br>The Danites' experience teaches us the value of perseverance. When faced with obstacles, we should seek God's guidance and continue to pursue His will for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a></b><br>The struggles of the Danites highlight the importance of community and support among God's people. We are called to support and encourage one another in our spiritual journeys.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_sin_of_the_amorites.htm">What is the Sin of the Amorites?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_origin_of_demons.htm">What is Gibeah's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/dan's_inheritance_accurate_despite_migration.htm">Joshua 19:40–48: How can Dan’s inheritance be accurate if the tribe later migrated elsewhere (Judges 18)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(34) <span class= "bld">The Amorites.</span>--They were the Highlanders of Palestine (<a href="/joshua/10-6.htm" title="And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not your hand from your servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.">Joshua 10:6</a>; <a href="/numbers/13-29.htm" title="The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.">Numbers 13:29</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/1-44.htm" title="And the Amorites, which dwelled in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even to Hormah.">Deuteronomy 1:44</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Forced.</span>--Literally "squeezed" or "pressed."<p><span class= "bld">Forced the children of Dan into the mountain.</span>--The condition of this tribe was, therefore, the worst of all. So far from reducing under tribute the Canaanites of its assigned possession, as the central tribes did, the Danites did not even succeed in establishing a tolerated neutrality among them, like the northern tribes, but were driven into a few mountain-strongholds. It was probably this failure, and the consequent pressure of space under which the tribe laboured, which induced them to undertake the successful northern expedition alluded to in <a href="/joshua/19-47.htm" title="And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelled therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.">Joshua 19:47</a> and described in Judges 18<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/1-34.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The Amorites</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֱמֹרִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ĕ·mō·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_567.htm">Strong's 567: </a> </span><span class="str2">Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forced</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּלְחֲצ֧וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yil·ḥă·ṣū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3905.htm">Strong's 3905: </a> </span><span class="str2">To squeeze, press, oppress</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Danites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the hill country</span><br /><span class="heb">הָהָ֑רָה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·hā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">allow</span><br /><span class="heb">נְתָנ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ṯā·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them to come down</span><br /><span class="heb">לָרֶ֥דֶת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·re·ḏeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the plain.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָעֵֽמֶק׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·‘ê·meq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6010.htm">Strong's 6010: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vale</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/1-34.htm">Judges 1:34 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/1-34.htm">Judges 1:34 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/1-34.htm">Judges 1:34 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/1-34.htm">Judges 1:34 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/1-34.htm">Judges 1:34 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/1-34.htm">Judges 1:34 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/1-34.htm">Judges 1:34 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/1-34.htm">Judges 1:34 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/1-34.htm">Judges 1:34 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/1-34.htm">Judges 1:34 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/1-34.htm">OT History: Judges 1:34 The Amorites forced the children of Dan (Jd Judg. 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