Joshua 19:47 meaning and explanation
(Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)
Joshua 19:47, Berean Standard Bible
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Joshua 19 lists the tribal allotments made by lot at Shiloh, and this parenthetical note explains how Dan came to settle outside its assigned territory. The Danites received land in the coastal plain but could not hold it, so they went north, attacked Leshem, struck it with the sword, and renamed it Dan after their ancestor.
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