Judges 18:12

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Adam Clarke
Bible Commentary

Mahaneh-dan - "The camp of Dan;" so called from the circumstance of this armament encamping there. See Judges 13:25; (note), which affords some proof that this transaction was previous to the days of Samson.

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Albert Barnes
Notes on the Whole Bible

Kurjath-jearim - “City of forests,” otherwise called “Kirjath-Baal” (marginal reference.), identified by Robinson with the modern “Kurit-el-Enab,” on the road from Jaffa to Jerusalem and by Conder with Soba.

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Kirjath-jearim

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The Period of the Judges

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