Judges 18:28

Easy To Read Version

The people living in Laish did not have anyone to rescue them. They lived too far from the city of Sidon for those people to help. And the people of Laish did not have any agreements with the people of Aram—so those people did not help them. The city of Laish was in a valley which belonged to the town of Beth Rehob. The people from Dan built a new city in that place. And that city became their home.

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:6

The Ammonites saw that they had become David’s enemies. So the Ammonites hired Arameans from Beth Rehob and Zobah. There were 20,000 Aramean foot soldiers. The Ammonites also hired the king of Maacah with 1,000 men and 12,000 men from Tob.

2 Samuel 14:6

I had two sons. They were out in the field fighting. There was no one to stop them. One son killed the other son.

2 Samuel 24:6

Then they went {east} to Gilead, all the way to Tahtim Hodshi. Then they went {north} to Dan Jaan and around to Sidon.

Psalm 50:22

You people have forgotten God.\par So you had better understand\par before I tear you apart!\par If that happens,\par no person can save you!\par

Psalm 7:2

If you don’t help me,\par I will be like an animal\par caught by a lion.\par I will be carried away,\par with no one to save me!\par

Isaiah 23:12

The Lord says,\par “Virgin Daughter of Sidon, {\cf2\super [225]} \par you will be destroyed.\par You will not rejoice any more.”\par \{But the people of Tyre say,\}\par “Cyprus {\cf2\super [226]} will help us!”\par But if you cross the sea to Cyprus,\par you will not find a place to rest.\par

Isaiah 23:4

Sidon, you should be very sad. Why? Because now the Sea, and the Fort of the Sea {\cf2\super [222]} say:

Numbers 13:21

So they went to explore the country. They explored the area from the Zin desert to Rehob and Lebo Hamath.

Joshua 11:8

The Lord allowed Israel to defeat them. The army of Israel defeated them and chased them to Greater Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and the Valley of Mizpah in the east. The army of Israel fought until none of the enemy was left alive.

Joshua 19:28

Then the border went to Abdon, [67] Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah. The border continued to the Greater Sidon area.

Judges 18:1

At that time, the people of Israel did not have a king. And at that time, the family group of Dan was still looking for a place to live. They did not have their own land yet. The other family groups of Israel already had their land. But the family group of Dan had not taken their land yet.

Judges 18:29

The people of Dan gave that city a new name. That city had been called Laish, but they changed the name to Dan. They named the city after their ancestor [139] Dan, one of the sons of Israel.

Judges 18:7

So the five men left. They came to the city of Laish. They saw that the people of that city lived in safety. They were ruled by the people of Sidon. Everything was peaceful and quiet. The people had plenty of everything. And they didn’t have any enemies nearby to hurt them. Also, they lived a long way from the city of Sidon and they did not have any agreements with the people of Aram. [134]