Danites Take the Levite and the Idol
1 1In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days
2the tribe of the people of Dan was seeking for itself an inheritance to dwell in, for until then no inheritance among the tribes of Israel had fallen to them.
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So the people of Dan sent five able men from the whole number of their tribe,
3from Zorah and from Eshtaol,
4to spy out the land and to explore it. And they said to them, "Go and explore the land." And they came
5to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.
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When they were by the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young Levite. And they turned aside and said to him, "Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?"
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And he said to them, "This is how Micah dealt with me:
6he has hired me, and I have become his priest."
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And they said to him,
7"Inquire of God, please, that we may know whether the journey on which we are setting out will succeed."
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And the priest said to them,
8"Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the LORD."