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and went up and encamped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. On this account that place is called Mahaneh-dan to this day; it is west of Kiriath-jearim.
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From there they passed on to the hill country of Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah.
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Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land (that is, Laish) said to their comrades, "Do you know that in these buildings there are an ephod, teraphim, and an idol of cast metal? Now therefore consider what you will do."
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So they turned in that direction and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and greeted him.
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While the six hundred men of the Danites, armed with their weapons of war, stood by the entrance of the gate,
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the five men who had gone to spy out the land proceeded to enter and take the idol of cast metal, the ephod, and the teraphim. The priest was standing by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men armed with weapons of war.
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When the men went into Micah's house and took the idol of cast metal, the ephod, and the teraphim, the priest said to them, "What are you doing?"
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They said to him, "Keep quiet! Put your hand over your mouth, and come with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one person, or to be priest to a tribe and clan in Israel?"
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Then the priest accepted the offer. He took the ephod, the teraphim, and the idol, and went along with the people.
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So they resumed their journey, putting the little ones, the livestock, and the goods in front of them.
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When they were some distance from the home of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah's house were called out, and they overtook the Danites.