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Judges 18:25-29

Judges 18:25

Then the sons of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, or else fierce men will attack you, and you will lose your life and the lives of your household.”

Judges 18:26

So the sons of Dan went on their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.

Judges 18:27

Then they took what Micah had made and the priest who had belonged to him, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and unsuspecting, and struck them with the edge of the sword; and they burned the city with fire.

Judges 18:28

And there was no one to save them, because it was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with anyone, and it was in the valley which is near Beth-rehob. So they rebuilt the city and lived in it.

Judges 18:29

And they named the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father who was born to Israel; however, the name of the city was previously Laish.