16. Now the 600 Danites with their weapons of war stood at Micah's gate.
17. And the five men who had gone to spy out the land went up and entered the house and took the graven image, the ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image, while the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the 600 men armed with weapons of war.
18. And when these went into Micah's house and took the carved image, the ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said to them, What are you doing?
19. And they said to him, Be still, 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 a priest to the house of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and family in Israel?
20. And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
21. So they turned and departed and put the little ones, the cattle, and the baggage in front of them.
22. When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men who were Micah's near neighbors were called out and overtook the Danites.
23. They shouted to the Danites, who turned and said to Micah, What ails you, that you come with such a company?
24. And he said, You take away my gods which I made and the priest, and go away; and what have I left? How can you say to me, What ails you?
25. And the men of Dan said to him, Let not your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you and you lose your life with the lives of your household.
26. And the Danites went their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.
27. And they took the things which Micah had made, and his priest, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and feeling secure, and they smote them with the sword and burned the city.
28. And there was no deliverer because it was far from Sidon, and they had no business with anyone. It was in the valley which belongs to Beth-rehob. And they rebuilt the city and dwelt in it.
29. They named the city Dan, after Dan their forefather who was born to Israel; however, the name of the city was Laish at first.
30. And the Danites set up the graven image for themselves; and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.