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Abimelech and the company with him dashed in and stood by the entrance of the city gate, while the other two companies rushed upon all who were in the field and attacked them. (Judges 9, 44)
That entire day Abimelech fought against the city, and captured it. He then killed its inhabitants and demolished the city, sowing the site with salt. (Judges 9, 45)
Now there was a strong tower in the middle of the city, and all the men and women, in a word all the citizens of the city, fled there, shutting themselves in and going up to the roof of the tower. (Judges 9, 51)
After having judged Israel for six years, Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in his city in Gilead. (Judges 12, 7)
On the seventh day, before the sun set, the men of the city said to him, "What is sweeter than honey, and what is stronger than a lion?" He replied to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle." (Judges 14, 18)
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)
Thus the layman Micah had a sanctuary. He also made an ephod and household idols, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. (Judges 17, 5)
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)
