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27 After they had taken Micah’s (who is like God) idols and his priest, they went to Laish (lion), to a quiet and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city. 28 There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from Sidon (hunting) and had no alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob (house of the street). And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there. 29 They named it Dan (He has judged), after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel (he wrestles with God)—though the city was formerly named Laish (lion). 30 The Danites (He has judged) set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan (YHWH has given) son of Gershom (foreigner), the son of Moses [the son of Manasseh], and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land. 31 So they set up for themselves Micah’s (who is like God) graven image, and it was there the whole time the house of God {Elohim} was in Shiloh (place of rest). Judges 18:27-31, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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