8. When the five men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their countrymen asked them what they had found out.
9. “Come on,” they replied. “Let's attack Laish. We saw the land, and it's very good. Don't stay here doing nothing; hurry! Go on in and take it over!
10. When you get there, you will find that the people don't suspect a thing. It is a big country; it has everything a person could want, and God has given it to you.”
11. So 600 men from the tribe of Dan left Zorah and Eshtaol, ready for battle.
12. They went up and made camp west of Kiriath Jearim in Judah. That is why the place is still called Camp of Dan.
13. They went on from there and came to Micah's house in the hill country of Ephraim.
14. Then the five men who had gone to explore the country round Laish said to their companions, “Did you know that here in one of these houses there is a wooden idol covered with silver? There are also other idols and an ephod. What do you think we should do?”
15. So they went into Micah's house, where the young Levite lived, and asked the Levite how he was getting on.
16. Meanwhile the 600 soldiers from Dan, ready for battle, were standing at the gate.
17. The five spies went straight on into the house and took the wooden idol covered with silver, the other idols, and the ephod, while the priest stayed at the gate with the 600 armed men.