5 And they said unto him, Ask counsel now, therefore, of God, that we may know whether he shall prosper our journey which we do.
6 And the priest replied unto them, Go in peace. Your journey which ye do is before the Lord.
7 Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw that the people that dwelt there were secure, idle, and confident after the manner of the Zidonians; and there was no one in that land that might hinder them in any way from possessing that land; furthermore they were far from the Zidonians and had no business with anyone.
8 And they returned unto their brethren in Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?
9 And they said, Arise, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good; and are ye to remain still? Do not be slothful to go and to enter to possess the land.
10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure and to a large land, for God has given it into your hands, a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.
11 And there went from there of the family of Dan, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with weapons of war.