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Informed that Samson had come there, the men of Gaza surrounded him with an ambush at the city gate all night long. And all the night they waited, saying, "Tomorrow morning we will kill him." (Judges 16, 2)
Samson rested there until midnight. Then he rose, seized the doors of the city gate and the two gateposts, and tore them loose, bar and all. He hoisted them on his shoulders and carried them to the top of the ridge opposite Hebron. (Judges 16, 3)
From that city he set out to find another place of residence. On his journey he came to the house of Micah in the mountain region of Ephraim. (Judges 17, 8)
Having taken what Micah had made, and the priest he had had, they attacked Laish, a quiet and trusting people; they put them to the sword and destroyed their city by fire. (Judges 18, 27)
No one came to their aid, since the city was far from Sidon and they had no contact with other people. The Danites then rebuilt the city, which was in the valley that belongs to Beth-rehob, and lived there. (Judges 18, 28)
They named it Dan after their ancestor Dan, son of Israel. However, the name of the city was formerly Laish. (Judges 18, 29)
Since they were near Jebus with the day far gone, the servant said to his master, "Come, let us turn off to this city of the Jebusites and spend the night in it." (Judges 19, 11)
But his master said to him, "We will not turn off to a city of foreigners, who are not Israelites, but will go on to Gibeah. (Judges 19, 12)
There they turned off to enter Gibeah for the night. The man waited in the public square of the city he had entered, but no one offered them the shelter of his home for the night. (Judges 19, 15)
When he noticed the traveler in the public square of the city, the old man asked where he was going, and whence he had come. (Judges 19, 17)
While they were enjoying themselves, the men of the city, who were corrupt, surrounded the house and beat on the door. They said to the old man whose house it was, "Bring out your guest, that we may abuse him." (Judges 19, 22)
When, therefore, all the men of Israel without exception were leagued together against the city, (Judges 20, 11)
