41. Their heritage was the territory of Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,
42. Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
43. Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
44. Eltekoh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
45. Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,
46. Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the coast at Joppa.
47. But the territory of the Danites was too small for them; so the Danites marched up and attacked Leshem, which they captured and put to the sword. Once they had taken possession of Leshem, they dwelt there and named it after their ancestor Dan.
48. This was the heritage of the tribe of the Danites by their clans, these cities and their villages.
49. When the last of them had received the portions of the land they were to inherit, the Israelites assigned a heritage in their midst to Joshua, son of Nun.
50. According to the command of the Lord, they gave him the city he requested, Timnah-serah in the mountain region of Ephraim. He rebuilt the city and made it his home.