14. So the five men who had explored the land around Laish spoke. They said to their relatives, “There is an ephod in one of these houses. And there are also household gods, a carved statue, and a silver idol. You know what to do.”
15. So they stopped at Micah’s house, where the young Levite lived. They asked the young man how he was.
16. The 600 men from the tribe of Dan stood at the entrance of the gate. They all had their weapons and were ready for war.
17-18. The five spies went into the house. The priest stood just outside by the gate with the 600 men who were ready for war. The men took the carved idol, the ephod, the household idols, and the silver idol. The young Levite priest said, “What are you doing?”
19. The five men answered, “Be quiet! Don’t say a word. Come with us. Be our father and our priest. You must choose. Is it better for you to be a priest for just one man or for a whole tribe of Israelites with many family groups?”
20. This made the Levite happy. So he took the ephod, the household idols, and the idol. He went with the men from the tribe of Dan.