Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.
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Laish - Afterward called “Dan” (Judges 18:29). The exact site has not been identified, but it was the northern extremity of Isra…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Laish. It is called Leshem in Joshua 19:47 and is now called Tel el-Kadi, "the mound of the judge," pos…
John Gill
JohnGill
And the five men departed
From Mount Ephraim, and Micah's house there:
and came to Laish
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The Danites determined to take Micah's gods with them. Oh, the folly of these Danites! How could they imagine those gods would protect them, when t…
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Albert Barnes
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