Then the Amoritesforcedthe sonsof Daninto the hillcountry,for they did not allowthem to comedownto the valley;
The territoryof the sonsof Danproceededbeyondthem; for the sonsof Danwentup and foughtwith Leshemand capturedit. Then they struckit with the edgeof the swordand possessedit and settledin it; and they calledLeshemDanafter the nameof Dantheir father.
Naphtalidid not driveout the inhabitantsof Beth-shemesh,or the inhabitantsof Beth-anath,but livedamongthe Canaanites,the inhabitantsof the land;and the inhabitantsof Beth-shemeshand Beth-anathbecameforcedlaborfor them.
yet the Amoritespersistedin livingin MountHeres,in Aijalonand in Shaalbim;but when the powerof the houseof Josephgrewstrong,they becameforcedlabor.
In thosedaystherewas nokingof Israel;and in thosedaysthe tribeof the Daniteswas seekingan inheritancefor themselves to livein, for untilthat dayan inheritancehad not been allottedto them as a possessionamongthe tribesof Israel.
