Joshua 19:47

And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

Cross-reference

Judges 1:34 Parallel

Judges 1:34 directly parallels Dan's inability to occupy their territory, as the Amorites forced them into the mountains.

Judges 18:1-29 gives the full narrative of the Danite conquest of Laish, which is summarized here.

In Judges 18:27, the Danites attack Laish with the sword and burn the city, directly fulfilling the event recorded here.

Judges 18:29 explicitly states the renaming of Laish to Dan, matching the renaming of Leshem to Dan here.

Judges 1:35 Parallel

Judges 1:35 continues the account of Dan's failed possession, noting the Amorites remained but Joseph's house prevailed.

Judges 18:7 Historical context

Judges 18:7 describes Laish's peaceful, unsuspecting state, explaining why the Danites could conquer it easily.