Judges 18:1-8

1 In those days Israel didn't have a king. And in those days the tribe of Dan was looking for a place to live. Up to that time they had not received land as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel as they should have.
2 So all the families of Dan sent out five qualified men from Zorah and Eshtaol. They were sent to spy throughout the land and explore it. They were told, "Go and explore the land!" They came to Micah's house in the mountains of Ephraim. They spent the night there.
3 While they were at Micah's house, they recognized the young Levite's voice. So they stopped to ask him, "Who brought you here? What are you doing here? Why are you here?"
4 The Levite told them what Micah had done for him and added, "Micah hired me, so I became his priest."
5 They said to him, "Please find out from God if our journey will be successful."
6 The priest told them, "Go in peace. The LORD approves of your journey."
7 The five men left there and came to the city of Laish. They saw that the people there lived without a care. These people were like the people of Sidon. They were peaceful and secure. There was no one around who threatened to take away their property by force. They were far from the people of Sidon and totally independent.
8 The men went back to their relatives in Zorah and Eshtaol. Their relatives asked them, "What did you find?"
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