Judges 18:1

THE DANITE CONQUESTS IN THE NORTH, Judges 18:1-31.

1. The Danites sought them an inheritance The Danites were the last of the tribes to receive their portion of the Promised Land, but, according to Joshua 19:47, their coast “went out too little for them.” Their lot fell in the rich and fertile plain of northern Philistia. but, according to Judges 1:34, “the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain; for they would not suffer them to come down into the valley.” Being thus shut in among the hills about Zorah and Eshtaol, they felt the necessity of seeking an addition to their inheritance, and, finding themselves unable to drive out the inhabitants of the neighbouring valley, they sent an exploring party northward to spy the land.