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?”
9. They replied, “Get up, let’s attack Laish. We saw the land. It’s very good!“Don’t just sit there! Go at once and take the land.
10. When you get there, you will come to a secure people. The land is wide open to you. God will hand it over to you. It’s a place where you will have everything you could want.”
11. So 600 men from the tribe of Dan left Zorah and Eshtaol armed for war.