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29 They renamed the city Dan, after their ancestor Dan who had been one of Israel’s sons; but in fact, the original name of the city was Laish. 30 The Danites set up the sculpted image for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom and grandson of Moses,[a] and his sons became priests for the Danite tribe until the land went into exile. 31 They kept for themselves the sculpted image that Micah had made throughout the whole time that God’s sanctuary was in Shiloh.

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  1. Judges 18:30 Or Manasseh

29 They named it Dan(A) after their ancestor Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city used to be called Laish.(B) 30 There the Danites set up for themselves the idol, and Jonathan son of Gershom,(C) the son of Moses,[a] and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the captivity of the land. 31 They continued to use the idol Micah had made,(D) all the time the house of God(E) was in Shiloh.(F)

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  1. Judges 18:30 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate; many other Hebrew manuscripts and some other Septuagint manuscripts Manasseh