Judges 18:14-27

14The 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 and a silver idol in these houses? Now think about what you should do.”

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

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

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

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

19They told him, “Be quiet. Keep your mouth shut. Come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or for you to be a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”

20So the priest was pleased and took the ephod, household idols, and carved image, and went with the people.

21They prepared to leave, putting their dependents, livestock, and possessions in front of them.

22After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men who were in the houses near it were mustered and caught up with the Danites.

23They called to the Danites, who turned to face them, and said to Micah, “What’s the matter with you that you mustered the men?”

24He said, “You took the gods I had made and the priest, and went away. What do I have left? How can you say to me, ‘What’s the matter with you? ’”

25The Danites said to him, “Don’t raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”

26The Danites went on their way, and Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were stronger than he was.

27After they had taken the gods Micah had made and the priest that belonged to him, they went to Laish, to a quiet and unsuspecting people. They killed them with their swords and burned the city.