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Judges 5:17
Judges 5:17 is verse 17 of Judges chapter 5, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Gilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors.
King James Version
Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
World English Bible
Gilead lived beyond the Jordan. Why did Dan remain in ships? Asher sat still at the haven of the sea, and lived by his creeks.
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Judges 5:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible
15 The princes of Issachar were with Deborah, and Issachar was with Barak, rushing into the valley at his heels. In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.
16 Why did you sit among the sheepfolds to hear the whistling for the flocks? In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.
17 Gilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors.
18 Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.
19 Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver.
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Cross-references
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Joshua 13:25The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;
Joshua 13:31half of Gilead; and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half of the descendants of Machir.
Joshua 19:24The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:
Joshua 19:25Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,
Joshua 19:26Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west the border touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,
Joshua 19:27then turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.
Joshua 19:28It went on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
Joshua 19:29The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,
Joshua 19:30Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.
Joshua 19:31This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.