16
The six hundred men girt with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.
17
The five men who went to spy out the land went up, and came in there, and took the engraved image, and the efod, and the terafim, and the molten image: and the Kohen stood by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men girt with weapons of war.
18
When these went into Mikhah's house, and fetched the engraved image, the efod, and the terafim, and the molten image, the Kohen said to them, What do you?
19
They said to him, Hold your shalom, lay your hand on your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a Kohen: is it better for you to be Kohen to the house of one man, or to be Kohen to a tribe and a family in Yisra'el?
20
The Kohen's heart was glad, and he took the efod, and the terafim, and the engraved image, and went in the midst of the people.
21
So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods before them.
22
When they were a good way from the house of Mikhah, the men who were in the houses near to Mikhah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.
23
They cried to the children of Dan. They turned their faces, and said to Mikhah, What ails you, that you come with such a company?
24
He said, you have taken away my gods which I made, and the Kohen, and are gone away, and what have I more? and how then say you to me, What ails you?
25
The children of Dan said to him, "Don't let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall on you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household."
26
The children of Dan went their way: and when Mikhah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.