Judges 18:14-31

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Then the fiveH2568 menH582 who had goneH1980 to spy outH7270 the landH776 of LaishH3919 saidH559 toH413 their brothersH251, “Did you knowH3045 thatH3588 one of theseH428 housesH1004 hasH3426 an ephodH646, household godsH8655, a graven imageH6459, and a molten idolH4541? NowH6258 think aboutH3045 whatH4100 you should doH6213.”

15So they turnedH5493 aside thereH8033 and wentH935 toH413 the homeH1004 of the youngH5288 LeviteH3881, the houseH1004 of MicahH4318, and greeted himH7592H7965.

16The sixH8337 hundredH3967 DanitesH1121H1835H376 stoodH5324 at the entranceH6607 of the gateH8179, armedH2296 with their weaponsH3627 of warH4421. 17And the fiveH2568 menH582 who had goneH1980 to spy outH7270 the landH776 went insideH935H8033 and tookH3947 the graven imageH6459, the ephodH646, the household idolsH8655, andH853 the molten idolH4541, while the priestH3548 stoodH5324 at the entranceH6607 of the gateH8179 with the sixH8337 hundredH3967 armedH2296 menH376.

18When theyH428 enteredH935 Micah’sH4318 houseH1004 and tookH3947 the graven imageH6459, the ephodH646, the household idolsH8655, andH853 the molten idolH4541, the priestH3548 saidH559 to themH413, “WhatH4100 are youH859 doingH6213?”

19“Be quietH2790,” they toldH559 him. “PutH7760 your handH3027 overH5921 your mouthH6310 and comeH1980 with usH5973 and beH1961 a fatherH1 and a priestH3548 to us. Is it betterH2896 for you to beH1961 a priestH3548 for the houseH1004 of oneH259 personH376 orH176 a priestH3548 for a tribeH7626 and familyH4940 in IsraelH3478?”

20So the priestH3548 was gladH3190H3820 and tookH3947 the ephodH646, the household idolsH8655, andH853 the graven imageH6459, and wentH935 withH7130 the peopleH5971. 21PuttingH7760 their small childrenH2945, their livestockH4735, and their possessionsH3520 in front of themH6440, they turnedH6437 and departedH1980.

22After theyH1992 were some distanceH7368 from Micah’sH4318 houseH1004, the menH582 in the housesH1004 nearH5973 Micah’sH4318 houseH1004 mobilizedH2199 and overtookH1692 the DanitesH1121H1835. 23When they called outH7121 after themH413, the DanitesH1121H1835 turnedH5437 to face themH6440 and saidH559 to MicahH4318, “What is the matterH4100 with you thatH3588 you have called out such a companyH2199?”

24He repliedH559, “You tookH3947 the godsH430 I had madeH6213, and my priestH3548, and went awayH1980. What elseH5750 do I haveH4100? HowH4100H2088 can you sayH559 to meH413, ‘What is the matterH4100 with you?’”

25The DanitesH1121H1835 saidH559 to himH413, “Do notH408 raiseH8085 your voiceH6963 against usH5973, orH6435 angryH4751H5315 menH582 will attackH6293 you, and you and your familyH1004 will loseH622 your livesH5315.”

26So the DanitesH1121H1835 wentH1980 on their wayH1870, and Micah turnedH6437 to go backH7725H413 homeH1004, because heH4318 sawH7200 thatH3588 theyH1992 were too strongH2389 for himH4480.

27After theyH1992 had takenH3947 Micah’sH4318 idols and his priestH3548, they wentH935 toH5921 LaishH3919, toH5921 a quietH8252 and unsuspectingH982 peopleH5971, and they struckH5221 themH853H6310 with their swordsH2719 and burned downH8313H784 the cityH5892. 28There was no oneH369 to deliver themH5337, becauseH3588 the city was farH7350 from SidonH6721 and had noH369 allianceH1697 withH5973 anyoneH120; itH1931 was in a valleyH6010 nearH834 Beth-rehobH1050.

And the Danites rebuiltH1129 the cityH5892 and livedH3427 there. 29They namedH7121H8034 it DanH1835, afterH8034 their forefatherH1 DanH1835, whoH834 was bornH3205 to IsraelH3478—thoughH199 the cityH5892 was formerlyH7223 namedH8034 LaishH3919.

30The DanitesH1121H1835 set upH6965 idolsH6459 for themselves, and JonathanH3083 son ofH1121 GershomH1647, the sonH1121 of MosesH4519H1931,1 and his sonsH1121 wereH1961 priestsH3548 for the tribeH7626 of DanH1839 untilH5704 the dayH3117 of the captivityH1540 of the landH776.

31So they set upH7760 for themselves Micah’sH4318 graven imageH6459, and it was there the wholeH3605 timeH3117 the houseH1004 of GodH430 wasH1961 in ShilohH7887.