Then the fivemendepartedand cameto Laishand sawthe peoplewhowere in it livingin security,after the mannerof the Sidonians,quietand secure;for therewas norulerhumiliating[them] for anythingin the land,and they were farfrom the Sidoniansand hadnodealingswith anyone.
His fatherhad nevercrossedhim at anytimeby asking,"Whyhave you doneso?"And he was alsoa veryhandsomeman,and he was bornafterAbsalom.
It cameabout, as though it had been a trivialthingfor him to walkin the sinsof Jeroboamthe sonof Nebat,that he marriedJezebelthe daughterof Ethbaalkingof the Sidonians,and wentto serveBaaland worshipedhim.
They foundrichand goodpasture,and the landwas broadand quietand peaceful;for those who livedthereformerly[were] Hamites.
"Arise,goup againsta nationwhich is at ease,Which livessecurely,"declaresthe LORD."It has nogatesor bars;They dwellalone.
For rulersare not a cause of fearfor goodbehavior,but for evil.Do you wantto havenofearof authority?Dowhat is goodand you will havepraisefrom the same;
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.
orto governorsas sentby him for the punishmentof evildoersand the praiseof those who do right.
"To the degreethat she glorifiedherselfand lived sensuously,to the same degreegiveher tormentand mourning;for she saysin her heart,I SIT[as] A QUEENAND I AMNOT A WIDOW,and will neverseemourning.'
They calledthe nameof the cityDan,after the nameof Dantheir fatherwhowas bornin Israel;however,the nameof the cityformerlywas Laish.
The priestsaidto them, "Goin peace;your wayin whichyou are goinghas the LORD'Sapproval."
When they cameback to their brothersat Zorahand Eshtaol,their brotherssaidto them, "What[do] you [report]?"
"For I have toldhim that I am about to judgehis houseforeverfor the iniquitywhichhe knew,becausehis sonsbroughta curseon themselvesand he did not rebukethem.
