King James Version
Judges 18:7 KJV
“Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. magistrate: Heb. possessor, or, heir of restraint”
Phenicia
Judges 18 — Context
Judges 18:6 — “And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go.”
Judges 18:7 — “Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. magistrate: Heb. possessor, or, heir of restraint”
Judges 18:8 — “And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?”