Joshua 19:47

47 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. 1

Joshua 19:47 In-Context

45 Jehud, Beneberak, Gathrimmon,
46 Mejarkon, and Rakkon, as well as the territory around Joppa.
47 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.
48 These cities and their towns were in the land which the families of the tribe of Dan received as their possession.
49 When the people of Israel finished dividing up the land, they gave Joshua son of Nun a part of the land as his own.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 19.47Judges 18.27-29.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.