They came to their brothers to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brothers said to them, What [say] you?
Encouraged by the Levite’s report these spies persuaded their fellow Danites to believe that God would give them this new "promised land." Its advantages were three (Judges 18:7). It was a "quiet and secure" site (cf. Judges 18:27). There was no dominating ruler under whom the Danites would have to submit; they could continue to do as they pleased. Third, it enjoyed an isolated location that also suggested no interference from people who might object to the Danites’ practices. Obviously the Danites wanted to continue to live as they chose rather than submitting to God’s will for His people. The name "Dan" is similar to the Hebrew word that means "justice." How ironic it was that the tribe that was to judge Israel (Genesis 49:16) should participate is such a miscarriage of justice.