²⁷The people of Dan took what Micah had made. They also took his priest. They continued on their way to Laish. They went there to fight against peaceful people who weren’t expecting to be attacked. They struck them down with their swords. They burned their city down. ²⁸No one could save them. They lived a long way from Sidon. And they didn’t think they would ever need help from anyone else. Their city was located in a valley near Beth Rehob.

The people of Dan rebuilt the city. Then they settled down there. ²⁹They named it Dan. That’s because they traced their family line back to Dan. He was a son of Israel. The city used to be called Laish.

³⁰There the people of Dan set up the statues of gods for themselves. Jonathan and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan. Jonathan was the son of Gershom, the son of Moses. Jonathan and his sons were priests until the time when the land was captured. ³¹They continued to use the statues Micah had made. They used them during the whole time the house of God was in Shiloh.

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