39. The towns and the villages around them were in the land that was given to the family groups of Naphtali.
40. The seventh part of the land was given to the tribe of Dan. Each family group of Dan received some of the land.
41. Their land included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,
42. Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
43. Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
44. Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
45. Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,
46. Me Jarkon, Rakkon, and the area near Joppa.
47. (But the Danites had trouble taking their land. They went and fought against Leshem, defeated it, and killed the people who lived there. So the Danites moved into the town of Leshem and changed its name to Dan, because he was the father of their tribe.)
48. All of these towns and villages were given to the family groups of Dan.
49. After the leaders finished dividing the land and giving it to the different tribes, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun his land also.