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Judges 18:19-23 New International Version (NIV)

19. They answered him, “Be quiet! Don’t say a word. Come with us, and be our father and priest. Isn’t it better that you serve a tribe and clan in Israel as priest rather than just one man’s household?”

20. The priest was very pleased. He took the ephod, the household gods and the idol and went along with the people.

21. Putting their little children, their livestock and their possessions in front of them, they turned away and left.

22. When they had gone some distance from Micah’s house, the men who lived near Micah were called together and overtook the Danites.

23. As they shouted after them, the Danites turned and said to Micah, “What’s the matter with you that you called out your men to fight?”

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