And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with Aram; the city was in the valley that belongs to Beth-rehob. And they rebuilt the city and dwelt in it (וְאֵין־מַצִּיל כִּי־רְחוֹקָה הִיא מִצִּידוֹן וּדְבַר אֵין־לָהֶם עִם־אָרָם וַתַּעֲלֶנָה הַשָּׁעַר וַיִּדְמִי הַעִיר וַיֵּשְׁבוּ־בָהּ) — the text provides reasons for Laish's inability to mount resistance: it was distant from Sidon (its potential ally) and had no dealings with Aram (perhaps another regional power). The city lay in a vulnerable geopolitical position. The Danites rebuild Laish and establish settlement, converting the city they have conquered into their new headquarters.

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