Judges 18:7-9

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⁷ So the five men left. They came to the city of Laish and saw that the people of that city lived in safety. They were ruled by the people of Sidon. Everything was peaceful and quiet. The people had plenty of everything, and they didn’t have any enemies nearby to hurt them. Also they lived a long way from the city of Sidon, and they did not have any agreements with the people of Aram.^[a]

⁸ The five men went back to the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol. Their relatives asked them, “What did you learn?”

⁹ The five men answered, “We have found some land, and it is very good. We should attack them. Don’t wait! Let’s go and take that land!