So the five men left and went to the town of Laish. They saw how the people there lived in security like the Sidonians. They were a peaceful, quiet people, with no argument with anyone; they had all they needed. They lived far away from the Sidonians and had no dealings with any other people.

When you get there, you will find that the people don't suspect a thing. It is a big country; it has everything a person could want, and God has given it to you."

About the tribe of Dan he said: "Dan is a young lion; He leaps out from Bashan."

When the people of Dan lost their land, they went to Laish and attacked it. They captured it, killed its people, and claimed it for themselves. They settled there and changed the name of the city from Laish to Dan, naming it after their ancestor Dan.

They put everyone there to death; no one was left alive, and the city was burned.