Judges 18:28

Judges 18:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 therein.
• New International Version (NIV)There was no one to rescue them because they lived a long way from Sidon and had no relationship with anyone else. The city was in a valley near Beth Rehob. The Danites rebuilt the city and settled there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Judges 18:28

26Then the men of Dan continued on their journey. Micah realized that they were too strong for him. So he turned around and he went home. 27The men of Dan took the idols that Micah had made, as well as his priest. Then they arrived at Laish. The people who lived there were not expecting any trouble. The soldiers of Dan attacked the people with their weapons and they killed them. They destroyed the city with fire. No one came to rescue the people of Laish. The city was a long way from Sidon. They had no other friends to help them. Laish was in a valley near Beth Rehob. The Danites built the city again and they lived there. 29They called the city Dan, because that was the name of their ancestor. He had been one of Israel's 12 sons. Before that, the city's name was Laish. 30The people of Dan worshipped Micah's idol. Jonathan served as priest for the tribe of Dan. He was a descendant of Moses' son, Gershom. He and his descendants served there as priests until Israel's enemies took them away into exile.

Judges 18:28 word by word

וְאֵ֨ין מַצִּ֜יל כִּ֧י רְֽחוֹקָה־הִ֣יא מִצִּיד֗וֹן וְדָבָ֤ר אֵין־לָהֶם֙ עִם־אָדָ֔ם וְהִ֕יא בָּעֵ֖מֶק אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְבֵית־רְח֑וֹב וַיִּבְנ֥וּ אֶת־הָעִ֖יר וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ בָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• no delivererנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• farרָחֹקrâchôq râchôq · distantH7350
• from Zidonצִידוֹןtsîydôn tsîydôn · SidonH6721
• and they had no businessדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• and it was in the valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · valleyH6010
• by Beth–rehobבֵּית־רְחוֹבbêyth rechôb · Beth-rehobH1050
• And they builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• a cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for Judges 18:28

• 2 Samuel 14:6I had two sons. One day, they were fighting in the fields. There was nobody near to stop them. One son knocked down the other son and killed him.
• Psalms 7:2If you do not keep me safe, my enemies will tear me into pieces. They will attack me like lions do, and nobody will be able to save me.
• Psalms 50:22So think carefully about this, all you people who have turned away from me. If not, I will tear you into pieces, and nobody will be able to save you.
• Daniel 3:15Next time you hear the sound of the special music, you must obey my rule. You must bend down and you must worship the statue that I have built. If you do not worship the statue, my servants will throw you immediately into the middle of a very hot fire. There is no god who can save you from my power.’
• Judges 18:1At that time, Israel had no king to rule over them. The people of Dan's tribe were looking for some land where they could live. They had not yet taken the land that would be their home among Israel's tribes.
• Joshua 11:8The Lord caused the Israelites to win against them. The Israelite soldiers chased them as far as Sidon, Misrephoth Maim and the valley of Mizpah in the east. They killed their enemies as they chased them, until they were all dead.
• Isaiah 23:4Be ashamed, you people in Sidon. You have become strong because of the sea. But the sea now speaks against you! It says, ‘I have not given birth to any children. I have not taken care of any sons or daughters as a parent should do.’
• Numbers 13:21So the men went and they explored the land of Canaan. They started in the desert called Zin, and they continued to Rehob, near Lebo-Hamath.
• 2 Samuel 10:6The Ammonites realized that they had made David very angry. So they paid 20,000 Syrian soldiers from Beth Rehob and Zobah to come and fight for them. They also brought 1,000 soldiers from the king of Maakah and 12,000 soldiers from Tob.

Commentaries on Judges 18:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28There was no deliverer - They had no succor, because the Sidonians, from whom they might have expected it, were at too great a distance.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Rehob (as Dan afterward) is mentioned as the northernmost point of the land of Canaan Numbers 13:21, and its position is defined with reference to the entering in of Hamath. A city - Rather, “the” city. They rebuilt Laish, which they had burned down Judges 18:29.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28Beth-rehob might have been an Aramean kingdom to the north (2 Samuel 10:6). The Danite warriors captured this defenseless city without heroism or a holy war. Dan fulfilled Jacob’s mixed blessing by abandoning the high calling of governing his people (Genesis 49:16). Instead, they became a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward (Genesis 49:17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-2928-29. they built a city, and ... call the name of that city Dan--It was in the northern extremity of the land, and hence the origin of the phrase, "from Dan to Beer-sheba." Jud 18:30, 31. They Set Up Idolatry.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 18:28

• Beth-Rehob
• Dan
• Jonathan

In the dictionaries

• Beth-Rehob
• Ask
• Micah
• Quiet
• Rehob
• Teraphim
• Business
• Dan (1); Dan, Tribe of
• Dan (2)
• Intercession

Commentaries on Judges 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary