Judges 18:2-11

2So the men of Dan sent five soldiers from the clans of their tribe to explore the land. The leaders sent them out from Zorah and Eshtaol. They told them, ‘Go and find some land for us.’ The five men went into the hill country of Ephraim. They came to Micah's house and they stayed there for a night.

3While they were at Micah's house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite. So they went in and they asked him, ‘Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?’

4He told them what Micah had done for him. He said, ‘He pays me to work for him as his priest.’

5So they said to him, ‘Please ask God if our journey will have a good result.’

6Micah's priest answered, ‘Yes, do not worry. The Lord will be with you on your journey.’

7So the five men continued on their journey. They arrived at Laish. They saw that it was a safe place to live. The people of Laish were not afraid of any trouble. They lived in peace, like the Sidonians do. Their land gave them everything that they needed, so they were rich. They lived a long way from the Sidonians, and there were no other people who would help them.

8The five men of Dan's tribe returned to Zorah and Eshtaol. Their relatives asked them, ‘What did you find?’

9They answered, ‘We should go now and attack them! We saw their land, and it is very good. Do not sit there and wait! Go quickly and take the land for yourselves.

10When you attack, you will see that the people there think that they are safe. Their land is very big and it has everything that we need. God will surely give it to you.’

11So 600 men of Dan's tribe prepared for the fight. They marched out from Zorah and Eshtaol with their weapons.