Judges 18:7-9

International Standard Version

⁷ So the five men left and went to Laish, and observed the people who were living there carefree, as Sidonians tend to do, in peace and quiet. There was no ruler in the land oppressing them for any reason. They were living far away from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with anyone.^{[a] 8} When they returned to their relatives at Zorah and Eshtaol, their relatives asked them, “What’s your report?”^[b]

⁹ They replied, “Let’s get going and attack them. We’ve scouted out the land—and look!—it’s a very good one. Why should we sit still? We can’t wait to go back, invade, and take over the land.