KJV ORIGINAL
And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The Amorites pushed the people of Dan up into the mountains and wouldn't let them come down to the valley.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows that the tribe of Dan was driven from their assigned territory by the Amorites and forced to live in less desirable mountain areas.
📚 Historical Context
The tribe of Dan was originally assigned territory in the coastal plain west of Jerusalem, which included fertile valleys. However, the Amorites were a powerful Canaanite people who had established themselves in this region and proved too strong for Dan to overcome. This forced displacement eventually led the Danites to migrate north to find new territory, as described later in Judges 18.
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