Joshua 19:47

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(The Danites failed to conquer their territory, so they went up and fought with Leshem and captured it. They put the sword to it, took possession of it, and lived in it. They renamed it Dan after their ancestor.)

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  • Judg 1:34-35 : 34 The Amorites forced the people of Dan to live in the hill country. They did not allow them to live in the coastal plain. 35 The Amorites managed to remain in Har Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. Whenever the tribe of Joseph was strong militarily, the Amorites were forced to do hard labor.
  • Judg 18:1-9 : 1 The Tribe of Dan Finds an Inheritance In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the Danite tribe was looking for a place to settle, because at that time they did not yet have a place to call their own among the tribes of Israel. 2 The Danites sent out from their whole tribe five representatives, capable men from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. They said to them,“Go, explore the land.” They came to the Ephraimite hill country and spent the night at Micah’s house. 3 As they approached Micah’s house, they recognized the accent of the young Levite. So they stopped there and said to him,“Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?” 4 He told them what Micah had done for him, saying,“He hired me and I became his priest.” 5 They said to him,“Seek a divine oracle for us, so we can know if we will be successful on our mission.” 6 The priest said to them,“Go with confidence. The LORD will be with you on your mission.” 7 So the five men journeyed on and arrived in Laish. They noticed that the people there were living securely, like the Sidonians do, undisturbed and unsuspecting. No conqueror was troubling them in any way. They lived far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone. 8 When the Danites returned to their tribe in Zorah and Eshtaol, their kinsmen asked them,“How did it go?” 9 They said,“Come on, let’s attack them, for we saw their land and it is very good. You seem lethargic, but don’t hesitate to invade and conquer the land. 10 When you invade, you will encounter unsuspecting people. The land is wide! God is handing it over to you– a place that lacks nothing on earth!” 11 So six hundred Danites, fully armed, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol. 12 They went up and camped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah.(To this day that place is called Camp of Dan. It is west of Kiriath Jearim.) 13 From there they traveled through the Ephraimite hill country and arrived at Micah’s house. 14 The five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their kinsmen,“Do you realize that inside these houses are an ephod, some personal idols, a carved image, and a metal image? Decide now what you want to do.” 15 They stopped there, went inside the young Levite’s house(which belonged to Micah), and asked him how he was doing. 16 Meanwhile the six hundred Danites, fully armed, stood at the entrance to the gate. 17 The five men who had gone to spy out the land broke in and stole the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, while the priest was standing at the entrance to the gate with the six hundred fully armed men. 18 When these men broke into Micah’s house and stole the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, the priest said to them,“What are you doing?” 19 They said to him,“Shut up! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us! You can be our adviser and priest. Wouldn’t it be better to be a priest for a whole Israelite tribe than for just one man’s family?” 20 The priest was happy. He took the ephod, the personal idols, and the carved image and joined the group. 21 They turned and went on their way, but they walked behind the children, the cattle, and their possessions. 22 After they had gone a good distance from Micah’s house, Micah’s neighbors gathered together and caught up with the Danites. 23 When they called out to the Danites, the Danites turned around and said to Micah,“Why have you gathered together?” 24 He said,“You stole my gods that I made, as well as this priest, and then went away. What do I have left? How can you have the audacity to say to me,‘What do you want?’” 25 The Danites said to him,“Don’t say another word to us, or some very angry men will attack you, and you and your family will die.” 26 The Danites went on their way; when Micah realized they were too strong to resist, he turned around and went home. 27 Now the Danites took what Micah had made, as well as his priest, and came to Laish, where the people were undisturbed and unsuspecting. They struck them down with the sword and burned the city. 28 No one came to the rescue because the city was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with anyone. The city was in a valley near Beth Rehob. The Danites rebuilt the city and occupied it. 29 They named it Dan after their ancestor, who was one of Israel’s sons. But the city’s name used to be Laish.

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    48This was the land assigned to the tribe of Dan by its clans, including these cities and their towns.

  • Judg 18:25-30
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    25The Danites said to him,“Don’t say another word to us, or some very angry men will attack you, and you and your family will die.”

    26The Danites went on their way; when Micah realized they were too strong to resist, he turned around and went home.

    27Now the Danites took what Micah had made, as well as his priest, and came to Laish, where the people were undisturbed and unsuspecting. They struck them down with the sword and burned the city.

    28No one came to the rescue because the city was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with anyone. The city was in a valley near Beth Rehob. The Danites rebuilt the city and occupied it.

    29They named it Dan after their ancestor, who was one of Israel’s sons. But the city’s name used to be Laish.

    30The Danites worshiped the carved image. Jonathan, descendant of Gershom, son of Moses, and his descendants served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile.

  • Josh 19:40-41
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    40Dan’s Tribal Lands The seventh lot belonged to the tribe of Dan by its clans.

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  • Josh 19:46
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    46the waters of Jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory in front of Joppa.

  • Judg 1:34
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    34The Amorites forced the people of Dan to live in the hill country. They did not allow them to live in the coastal plain.

  • Judg 18:21-23
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    21They turned and went on their way, but they walked behind the children, the cattle, and their possessions.

    22After they had gone a good distance from Micah’s house, Micah’s neighbors gathered together and caught up with the Danites.

    23When they called out to the Danites, the Danites turned around and said to Micah,“Why have you gathered together?”

  • Judg 18:1-3
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    1The Tribe of Dan Finds an Inheritance In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the Danite tribe was looking for a place to settle, because at that time they did not yet have a place to call their own among the tribes of Israel.

    2The Danites sent out from their whole tribe five representatives, capable men from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. They said to them,“Go, explore the land.” They came to the Ephraimite hill country and spent the night at Micah’s house.

    3As they approached Micah’s house, they recognized the accent of the young Levite. So they stopped there and said to him,“Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?”

  • Num 1:38-39
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    38From the descendants of Dan: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

    39Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Dan were 62,700.

  • Ezek 48:1
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    1The Tribal Portions“These are the names of the tribes: From the northern end beside the road of Hethlon to Lebo Hamath, as far as Hazar-enan(which is on the border of Damascus, toward the north beside Hamath), extending from the east side to the west, Dan will have one portion.

  • Num 26:42
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    42Dan These are the Danites by their families: from Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These were the families of Dan, according to their families.

  • 2 Sam 24:6
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    6Then they went on to Gilead and to the region of Tahtim Hodshi, coming to Dan Jaan and on around to Sidon.

  • Gen 49:16
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    16Dan will judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

  • Judg 18:10-12
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    10When you invade, you will encounter unsuspecting people. The land is wide! God is handing it over to you– a place that lacks nothing on earth!”

    11So six hundred Danites, fully armed, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.

    12They went up and camped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah.(To this day that place is called Camp of Dan. It is west of Kiriath Jearim.)

  • Deut 33:22
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    22Blessing on Dan Of Dan he said: Dan is a lion’s cub; he will leap forth from Bashan.

  • Josh 21:23
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    23From the tribe of Dan they assigned Eltekeh, Gibbethon,

  • Judg 18:16-17
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    16Meanwhile the six hundred Danites, fully armed, stood at the entrance to the gate.

    17The five men who had gone to spy out the land broke in and stole the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, while the priest was standing at the entrance to the gate with the six hundred fully armed men.

  • Gen 30:6
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    6Then Rachel said,“God has vindicated me. He has responded to my prayer and given me a son.” That is why she named him Dan.

  • Judg 5:17
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    17Gilead stayed put beyond the Jordan River. As for Dan– why did he seek temporary employment in the shipyards? Asher remained on the seacoast, he stayed by his harbors.

  • Num 2:25
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    25The Tribes on the North“On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan, under their standards. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

  • 1 Chr 12:35
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    35From Dan there were 28,600 men prepared for battle.

  • Num 2:31
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    31All those numbered of the camp of Dan are 157,600. They will travel last, under their standards.”

  • Gen 46:23
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    23The son of Dan: Hushim.

  • Gen 34:26
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    26They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword, took Dinah from Shechem’s house, and left.

  • Neh 9:24
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    24Their descendants entered and possessed the land. You subdued before them the Canaanites who were the inhabitants of the land. You delivered them into their hand, together with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with as they pleased.