11. So six hundred Danites, fully armed, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.
12. They went up and camped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah. (To this day that place is called Camp of Dan. It is west of Kiriath Jearim.)
13. From there they traveled through the Ephraimite hill country and arrived at Micah’s house.
14. The five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their kinsmen, “Do you realize that inside these houses are an ephod, some personal idols, a carved image, and a metal image? Decide now what you want to do.”
15. They stopped there, went inside the young Levite’s house (which belonged to Micah), and asked him how he was doing.
16. Meanwhile the six hundred Danites, fully armed, stood at the entrance to the gate.
17. The five men who had gone to spy out the land broke in and stole the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, while the priest was standing at the entrance to the gate with the six hundred fully armed men.
18. When these men broke into Micah’s house and stole the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
19. They said to him, “Shut up! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us! You can be our adviser and priest. Wouldn’t it be better to be a priest for a whole Israelite tribe than for just one man’s family?”
20. The priest was happy. He took the ephod, the personal idols, and the carved image and joined the group.
21. They turned and went on their way, but they walked behind the children, the cattle, and their possessions.
22. After they had gone a good distance from Micah’s house, Micah’s neighbors gathered together and caught up with the Danites.
23. When they called out to the Danites, the Danites turned around and said to Micah, “Why have you gathered together?”