Judges 18:14-23

¹⁴The five men, that before had been sent to view the land of Lais, said to the rest of their brethren: You know that in these houses there is an ephod, and theraphim, and a graven, and a molten god: see what you are pleased to do.

¹⁵And when they had turned a little aside, they went into the house of the young man the Levite, who was in the house of Michas: and they saluted him with words of peace.

¹⁶And the six hundred men stood before the door, appointed with their arms.

¹⁷But they that were gone into the house of the young man, went about to take away the graven god, and the ephod, and the theraphim, and the molten god, and the priest stood before the door, the six hundred valiant men waiting not far off.

¹⁸So they that were gone in took away the graven thing, the ephod, and the idols, and the molten god. And the priest said to them: What are you doing?

¹⁹And they said to him: Hold thy peace and put thy finger on thy mouth and come with us, that we may have thee for a father, and a priest. Whether is better for thee, to be a priest in the house of one man, or in a tribe and family in Israel?

²⁰When he had heard this, he agreed to their words, and took the ephod, and the idols, and the graven god, and departed with them.

²¹And when they were going forward, and had put before them the children and the cattle and all that was valuable,

²²And were now at a distance from the house of Michas, the men that dwelt in the houses of Michas gathering together followed them,

²³And began to shout out after them. They looked back, and said to Michas: What aileth thee? Why dost thou cry?