Dan’s Tribal Lands

⁴⁰ The seventh lot belonged to the tribe of Dan^[a] by its clans. ⁴¹ Their assigned 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 the waters of Jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory in front of Joppa. ⁴⁷ (The Danites failed to conquer their territory,^[b] so they went up and fought with Leshem and captured it. They put the sword to it, took possession of it, and lived in it. They renamed it^[c] Dan after their ancestor.^[d]) ⁴⁸ This was the land assigned to the tribe of Dan^[e] by its clans, including these cities and their towns.