Judges 1:34
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 1:34 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 1:34 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 1:34 — KJV
“And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:”
— Judges 1:34 (KJV)
Judges 1:34 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 1:34
“On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Bethpeor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:34: amorites, children, dan
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:34: children, dan, into
“And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:34: amorites, dan, into
“By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel. By: Heb. By the hand of tall...: Heb. tallness, etc of his Carmel: or, and his fruitful field”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:34: into, mountain, come
“By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel. By thy...: Heb. By the hand of thy servants the tall...: Heb. the tallness of the cedars thereof and the choice of the fir trees thereof the forest...: or, the forest and his fruitful field”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:34: into, mountain, come
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