245 verses contain “Dan” (in the KJV: 226, in the BSB: 184) — showing 1–100
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And when
Abram heard that his brother was taken
captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto
Dan.
And when
Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he
mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as
Dan.
And
Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name
Dan.
Then
Rachel said, “God has
vindicated me; He has heard my
plea and given me a son.” So she named him
Dan.
And the sons of Dan; Hushim.
The son of Dan: Hushim.
Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
He will be a
snake by the road, a
viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
Then
Miriam the
prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a
tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and
dancing.
And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of
Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to all the
craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you:
And it came to pass, as soon as he came
nigh unto the camp, that he saw the
calf, and the
dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and
brake them beneath the mount.
As Moses approached the camp and saw the
calf and the
dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands,
shattering them at the base of the mountain.
And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
And the LORD has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.
And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of
Dan, an
engraver, and a
cunning workman, and an
embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of
Dan, an
engraver, designer, and
embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen.
And the
Israelitish woman’s son
blasphemed the name of the LORD, and
cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of
Dan:)
The son of the
Israelite woman
blasphemed the Name with a
curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of
Dan.)
And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.
Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
From the sons of Dan, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of
Dan, were
threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
those registered to the tribe of Dan numbered 62,700.
The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard:
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were
threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, and his division numbers 62,700.
All they that were numbered in the camp of
Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go
hindmost with their standards.
The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”
On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, offered:
On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites, drew near.
And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.
Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;
These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.
These were the descendants of Dan by their clans: The Shuhamite clan from Shuham. These were the clans of Dan.
And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.
Bukki son of Jogli, a leader from the tribe of Dan;
And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of
Nebo, to the top of
Pisgah, that is over against
Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of
Gilead, unto
Dan,
Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount
Nebo, to the top of
Pisgah, which faces
Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from
Gilead as far as
Dan,
And
Dannah, and Kirjath-
sannah, which is Debir,
Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
Dannah, Kiriath-
sannah (that is, Debir),
And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
The seventh lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Dan:
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 dwelt therein, and called Leshem,
Dan, after the name of
Dan their father.
(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.)
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Dan, including these cities and their villages.
And the rest of the children of
Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of
Dan, and out of the half tribe of
Manasseh, ten cities.
The remaining descendants of
Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim,
Dan, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh.
And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,
And the
Amorites forced the children of
Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:
The
Amorites forced the
Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.
Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did
Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
Gilead remained beyond the Jordan.
Dan, why did you
linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors.
And
Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with
timbrels and with
dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
And when
Jephthah returned home to
Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and
dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.
And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the
Danites, whose name was
Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.
Now there was a man from Zorah named
Manoah, from the clan of the
Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.
And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
And the Spirit of the LORD began to
stir him at Mahaneh-
dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.
In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy. For up to that time they had not come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.
And the children of
Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to
spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of
Micah, they
lodged there.
So the
Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of
valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to
spy out the land and
explore it. “Go and
explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of
Micah, where they spent the night.
And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war.
So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.
And they went up, and pitched in Kirjath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjath-jearim.
They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That is why the place west of Kiriath-jearim is called Mahaneh-dan to this day.
And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.
The six hundred Danites stood at the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.
And when they were a good way from the house of
Micah, the men that were in the houses near to
Micah’s house were gathered together, and overtook the children of
Dan.
After they were some distance from
Micah’s house, the men in the houses near
Micah’s house
mobilized and overtook the
Danites.
And they
cried unto the children of
Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto
Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?
When they called out after them, the
Danites turned to face them and said to
Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?”
And the children of
Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest
angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.
The
Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or
angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”
And the children of
Dan went their way: and when
Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.
So the
Danites went on their way, and
Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were too strong for him.
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.
There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from
Sidon and had no alliance with
anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the
Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.
And they called the name of the city
Dan, after the name of
Dan their father, who was born unto Israel:
howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.
They named it
Dan, after their
forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.
And the children of
Dan set up the
graven image: and
Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of
Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of
Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
The
Danites set up idols for themselves, and
Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of
Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from
Dan even to Beer-
sheba, with the land of
Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.
Then all the Israelites from
Dan to
Beersheba and from the land of
Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at
Mizpah.
And see, and, behold, if the daughters of
Shiloh come out to
dance in
dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of
Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
and watch. When you see the daughters of
Shiloh come out to perform their
dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of
Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.
The Benjamites did as
instructed and carried away the number of women they needed from the
dancers they caught. They went back to their own inheritance, rebuilt their cities, and settled in them.
And all Israel from
Dan even to Beer-
sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.
So all Israel from
Dan to
Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.
When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
Seeing that they were in
danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel
hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the
Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and
dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
As the troops were returning home after David had killed the
Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and
dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.
And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
And as the women
danced, they
sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
And, behold, I will send a
lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the
lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no
hurt; as the LORD liveth.
Then I will send a boy and say, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them,’ then come, because as surely as the LORD lives, it is safe for you and there is no danger.
And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
Is not this David, of whom they
sang one to another in
dances, saying, Saul
slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and
dancing, because of all the great
spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
So he led David down, and there were the
Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and
celebrating the great amount of
plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.
To
translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from
Dan even to Beer-
sheba.
to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from
Dan to
Beersheba.”
And David
danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was
girded with a linen
ephod.
And David, wearing a linen
ephod,
danced with all his might before the LORD,
And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David
leaping and
dancing before the LORD; and she
despised him in her heart.
As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David
leaping and
dancing before the LORD, and she
despised him in her heart.
And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to
appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD.
But David said to Michal, “I was
dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will
celebrate before the LORD,
Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from
Dan even to Beer-
sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
Instead, I
advise that all Israel from
Dan to
Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the
seashore—be gathered to you, and that you
yourself lead them into battle.
For the king said to
Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from
Dan even to Beer-
sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.
So the king said to
Joab the commander of his army, who was with him, “Go now throughout the tribes of Israel from
Dan to
Beersheba and register the troops, so that I may know their number.”
Then they came to
Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to
Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon,
Then they went to
Gilead and the land of Tahtim-hodshi, and on to
Dan-jaan and around to
Sidon.
So the LORD sent a
pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from
Dan even to Beer-
sheba seventy thousand men.
So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel from that morning until the appointed time, and seventy thousand of the people from
Dan to
Beersheba died.
And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from
Dan even to Beer-
sheba, all the days of Solomon.
Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from
Dan to
Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.
And he set the one in
Bethel, and the other put he in
Dan.
One
calf he set up in
Bethel, and the other in
Dan.
And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as
Dan to worship before one of the
calves.
Howbeit from the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin,
Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden
calves that were in
Bethel, and that were in
Dan.
but he did not turn away from the sins that
Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden
calves at
Bethel and
Dan.
Reuben,
Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Issachar,
Zebulun,
Dan, Joseph, Benjamin,
Naphtali,
Gad, and Asher.
Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in
Hebron; the
firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second
Daniel, of
Abigail the Carmelitess:
And of the
Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.
From Dan: 28,600 prepared for battle.
And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David
dancing and playing: and she
despised him in her heart.
As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David
dancing and
celebrating, and she
despised him in her heart.
And David said to
Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-
sheba even to
Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.
So David said to
Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count the Israelites from
Beersheba to
Dan and bring me a report, so that I may know their number.”
Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel.
and over Dan was Azarel son of Jeroham. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
The son of a woman of the daughters of
Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in
crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every
device which shall be put to him, with thy
cunning men, and with the
cunning men of my lord David thy father.
He is the son of a woman from the daughters of
Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and
crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can
execute any design that is given him. He will work with your
craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.
So they established a decree to make
proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer-
sheba even to
Dan, that they should come to keep the
passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written.
So they established a decree to
circulate a
proclamation throughout Israel, from
Beersheba to
Dan, that the people should come to keep the
Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem. For they had not observed it as a nation as prescribed.
Of the sons of
Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of
Ithamar;
Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.
from the descendants of
Phinehas, Gershom; from the descendants of
Ithamar,
Daniel;
They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
They send forth their little ones like a flock; their children
skip about,
The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
Far from human
habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he
dangles and sways.
Be
merciful unto me, O God, be
merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee:
yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these
calamities be overpast.
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
Let them praise his name in the
dance: let them sing praises unto him with the
timbrel and
harp.
Let them praise His name with
dancing, and make music to Him with
tambourine and
harp.
Praise him with the
timbrel and
dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the
desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
A
prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
The
prudent see
danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
A
prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
The
prudent see
danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
A time to
weep, and a time to
laugh; a time to
mourn, and a time to
dance;
a time to
weep and a time to
laugh, a time to
mourn and a time to
dance,
Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the
almond tree shall
flourish, and the
grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
when men fear the heights and
dangers of the road, when the
almond tree blossoms, the
grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper
berry shrivels— for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.
Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.
Come back, come back, O Shulammite! Come back, come back, that we may
gaze upon you. Why do you look at the Shulammite, as on the
dance of
Mahanaim?
But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of
doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall
dance there.
But desert creatures will lie down there, and
howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will
leap about.
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye
suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be
dandled upon her knees.
For this is what the LORD says: “I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream; you will
nurse and be carried on her arm, and
bounced upon her knees.