16
And the six hundred men of the sons of Dan who were girded with their weapons of war stood by the door of the gate.
17
And the five men who went to spy out the land went up, and entered into the house of Michaias, and the priest stood.
18
And they took the graven image, and the ephod, and the theraphin, and the molten image; and the priest said to them, What are ye doing?
19
And they said to him, Be silent, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and come with us, and be to us a father and a priest: better for thee to be the priest of the house of one man, or to be the priest of a tribe and house for a family of Israel?
20
And the heart of the priest was glad, and he took the ephod, and the theraphin, and the graven image, and the molten image, and went in the midst of the people.
21
So they turned and departed, and put their children and their property and their baggage before them.
22
They went some distance from the house of Michaias, and, behold, Michaias and the men in the houses near Michaias' house, cried out, and overtook the children of Dan.
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And the children of Dan turned their face, and said to Michaias, What is the matter with thee that thou hast cried out?
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And Michaias said, Because ye have taken my graven image which I made, and my priest, and are gone; and what have I remaining? and what this ye say to me, Why criest thou?
25
And the children of Dan said to him, Let not thy voice be heard with us, lest angry men run upon thee, and take away thy life, and the lives of thy house.
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And the children of Dan went their way; and Michaias saw that they were stronger than himself, and he returned to his house.