Holman Christian Standard Bible

Judges 18:11-18 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11. Six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol armed with weapons of war.

12. They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. This is why the place is called the Camp of Dan to this day; it is west of Kiriath-jearim.

13. From there they traveled to the hill country of Ephraim and arrived at Micah’s house.

14. The five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish told their brothers, “Did you know that there are an ephod, household gods, and a carved image overlaid with silver in these houses? Now think about what you should do.”

15. So they detoured there and went to the house of the young Levite at the home of Micah and greeted him.

16. The 600 Danite men were standing by the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.

17. Then the five men who had gone to scout out the land went in and took the carved image overlaid with silver, the ephod, and the household idols, while the priest was standing by the entrance of the gate with the 600 men armed with weapons of war.

18. When they entered Micah’s house and took the carved image overlaid with silver, the ephod, and the household idols, the priest said to them, “What are you doing? ”