Thematic Bible: A part of
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The tribe of Dan » A part of » Took laish and called it dan
And the border of the children of Dan went out beyond these: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
Verse Concepts
And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest that he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were quiet and secure: and they struck them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire. 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 lies by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelt in it. And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: however the name of the city was Laish at the first.
And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say you? And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are you still here? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land. When you go, you shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God has given it into your hands; a place where there is no lack of any thing that is in the earth. read more.
And there went from there of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with weapons of war. And they went up, and encamped in Kiriathjearim, in Judah: therefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is west of Kiriathjearim. And they passed from there unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.
And there went from there of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with weapons of war. And they went up, and encamped in Kiriathjearim, in Judah: therefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is west of Kiriathjearim. And they passed from there unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.
The tribe of Dan » A part of » Plundered michah of his idols and his ephod
And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in there, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the household gods, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men that were armed with weapons of war. And these went into Micah's house, and took the carved image, the ephod, and the household gods, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What are you doing? And they said unto him, Hold your peace, lay your hand upon your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel? read more.
And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the household gods, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people. So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods in front of them.
And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the household gods, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people. So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods in front of them.
And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest that he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were quiet and secure: and they struck them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.
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The tribe of Dan » A part of » Set up micah's idols in dan
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. And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.
The tribe of Dan » A part of » Sent to seek new settlements
In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought themselves an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their territory, men of valor, 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.