Judges 18:11-26

So six hundred Danites, fully armed for war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol. They went up and camped west of Kiriath Jearim in Judah. (To this day that place is called The Camp of Dan.) From there they passed through the hill country of Ephraim until they arrived at the house of Micah. Then the five men who had explored the region of Laish remarked to their comrades, “Did you know there’s an ephod somewhere in these houses, and other idols and an idol overlaid with silver? So decide what you’ll do about it.” So they stopped there and came to Micah’s house where the young Levite lived, and they greeted him. While the six hundred fully armed Danites stationed themselves by the entrance of the gate, the five spies proceeded to enter and take the idol overlaid with silver, the ephod, and the other idols. Now the priest was standing with the six hundred fully armed men at the entrance of the gate. When he saw the men going into Micah’s house to take the idol overlaid with silver, the ephod, and the other idols, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?” They said to him, “Be quiet! Don’t say a word, just come with us and be our priest and a father to us all. Isn’t it better for you to be a priest representing an entire tribe of Israel rather than the house of only one man?” The offer pleased the priest and he accepted. He took all the idols and the ephod and joined the Danites. They resumed their journey with their children, their livestock, and their possessions going in front of them. When they had traveled a considerable distance from Micah’s home, Micah and his neighbors gathered and chased the Danites until they caught up with them. They shouted at the Danites, who turned around and answered Micah, “What’s your problem? Why have you come against us with such a company?” He replied, “Why did you take the gods that I made, kidnap my priest, and march off? What’s left for me now? How dare you ask me, ‘What’s my problem?’ ” The Danites retorted, “We don’t want to hear any more of your complaints lest some of our hot-tempered men here attack and kill you, your friends, and your household.” So the Danites went their way. When Micah realized that he was outnumbered, he turned around and went back home.