³⁴ The Amorites^(A) forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to go down into the valley.

³⁵ The Amorites were determined to stay in Har-heres, Aijalon,^(A) and Shaalbim. When the house of Joseph got the upper hand, the Amorites were made to serve as forced labour.

Dan’s Invasion and Idolatry

18 In those days, there was no king in Israel,^(A) and the Danite tribe was looking for territory to occupy.^(B) Up to that time no territory had been captured by them among the tribes of Israel.