²⁶ The children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.

^{27 Ref} They took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and secure, and struck them with the edge of the sword; and they burnt the city with fire.

^{28 Ref} There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any man; and it was in the valley that lies by Beth Rehob. They built the city, and lived therein.

^{29 Ref} They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel: however the name of the city was Laish at the first.