15. So they turned to that direction, and they came to the house of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and they greeted him.
16. And six hundred men from the descendants of Dan, armed with their weapons of war, were standing at the entrance of the gate.
17. And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and they entered there and took the carved divine image, ephod, teraphim, and the molten image. The priest was standing at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men armed with the weapons of war.
18. When these went to Micah’s house, they took the divine carved image, ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image, and the priest asked them, “What are you doing?”
19. And they said to him, “Keep quiet! Put your hand on your mouth and come with us and be for us a father and a priest. Is it better being a priest for a house of one man or being a priest for a tribe and clan in Israel?”
20. The priest accepted the offer, and he took the ephod, teraphim, and molten image and went along with the people.
21. And they turned and went and put the little children, the livestock, and the valuable property in front of them.
22. When they were at a distance from the house, Micah and the men who were in the houses that were near the house of Micah cried out, and they overtook the descendants of Dan.
23. And they called to the descendants of Dan, who turned around to face them, and they said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you assembled together?”