“From Dan until Beersheba”

The phrase “from Dan until Beersheba” is a merism, a rhetorical term in which two contrasting parts of the larger whole are used to stand in for the entire object. An example in English is “from A to Z,” meaning encompassing everything. Dan was a city in the northern part of the Holy Land, while Beersheba was in the southern-most portion. “From Dan until Beersheba” therefore means something like “north to south” or “the entire Holy Land.” Most of the examples of this phrase are found in 1 and 2 Samuel.

Related verses

Judges 20:1
1  Samuel 3:20
2  Samuel 3:10
2  Samuel 17:11
2  Samuel 24:2, 14
1  Kings 4:25
2  Chronicles 30:5