Judges 5:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 5:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 5:17 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 5:17 — KJV
“Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches. shore: or, port breaches: or, creeks”
— Judges 5:17 (KJV)
Judges 5:17 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 5:17
“And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;”
Shares key themes with Judges 5:17: gilead, jordan, dan
“Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward. westward: Heb. at the sunset”
Shares key themes with Judges 5:17: jordan, dan, remain
“Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. of the nations: or, populous”
Shares key themes with Judges 5:17: beyond, jordan, dan
“And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side. from (Hauran, Damascus, Gilead, the land): Heb. from between”
Shares key themes with Judges 5:17: gilead, jordan, dan
“The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;”
Shares key themes with Judges 5:17: beyond, jordan, dan
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