11. So 600 men from the tribe of Dan left Zorah and Eshtaol armed for war.
12. They camped at Kiriath Jearim in Judah. This is why the place just west of Kiriath Jearim is still called Mahaneh Dan [The Camp of Dan] today.
13. From there they marched to the mountains of Ephraim as far as Micah’s house.
14. Then the five men who had gone to spy throughout the land around Laish spoke up. They said to the other men of Dan, “Do you know that there’s an ephod, a carved idol, a metal idol, and household idols in these houses? What do you think we should do?”
15. So they stopped and entered Micah’s house and greeted the young Levite.
16. The 600 armed men from Dan stood at the entrance to the city.
17. The five men who had gone to spy throughout the land went inside. They took the carved idol, the ephod, the household idols, and the metal idol. The priest stood at the entrance to the city with the 600 armed men.
18. When these men entered Micah’s house and took the carved idol, the ephod, the household idols, and the metal idol, the priest asked them, “What are you doing?”