Judges 18:25-31

25The men of Dan said to Micah, ‘Do not argue with us! If you say any more, some of our men may become very angry. They might attack you. You and your family might all die!’

26Then the men of Dan continued on their journey. Micah realized that they were too strong for him. So he turned around and he went home.

27The men of Dan took the idols that Micah had made, as well as his priest. Then they arrived at Laish. The people who lived there were not expecting any trouble. The soldiers of Dan attacked the people with their weapons and they killed them. They destroyed the city with fire.

28No one came to rescue the people of Laish. The city was a long way from Sidon. They had no other friends to help them. Laish was in a valley near Beth Rehob. The Danites built the city again and they lived there.

29They called the city Dan, because that was the name of their ancestor. He had been one of Israel's 12 sons. Before that, the city's name was Laish.

30The people of Dan worshipped Micah's idol. Jonathan served as priest for the tribe of Dan. He was a descendant of Moses' son, Gershom. He and his descendants served there as priests until Israel's enemies took them away into exile.

31They continued to worship Micah's idol in Dan all the time that God's special tent was in Shiloh.