16. And the six hundred men, armed for battle, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.
17. And the five men who had gone to spy out the land went up, and entering there, they took the carved image, and the shoulder garment, and the house idols, and the moulded image, while the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men who were armed for battle.
18. And these went into Miḵah’s house and took the idol, and the shoulder garment, and the house idols, and the moulded image. Then the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
19. And they said to him, “Be silent, put your hand over your mouth, and come with us, and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest to the household of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and a clan in Yisra’ĕl?”
20. And the heart of the priest was glad. And he took the shoulder garment, and the house idols, and the carved image, and took his place among the people.
21. And they turned and went, and put the little ones, and the livestock, and the valuables in front of them.
22. They had gone some distance from the house of Miḵah, when the men who were in the houses near Miḵah’s house gathered together and overtook the children of Dan,