Genesis 14:14

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 {H87} heard {H8085} that his brother {H251} was taken captive {H7617}, he armed {H7324} his trained {H2593} servants, born {H3211} in his own house {H1004}, three {H7969} hundred {H3967} and eighteen {H6240}{H8083}, and pursued {H7291} them unto Dan {H1835}.

When Avram heard that his nephew had been taken captive, he led out his trained men, who had been born in his house, 318 of them, and went in pursuit as far as 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 when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.

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Cross-References

  • Judges 18:29 (6 votes)

    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.

  • Genesis 15:3 (5 votes)

    And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

  • Genesis 17:27 (4 votes)

    And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.

  • Deuteronomy 34:1 (4 votes)

    ¶ 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,

  • Genesis 17:12 (4 votes)

    And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which [is] not of thy seed.

  • Ecclesiastes 2:7 (4 votes)

    I got [me] servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:

  • Proverbs 24:11 (4 votes)

    ¶ If thou forbear to deliver [them that are] drawn unto death, and [those that are] ready to be slain;