Judges 18:17-26

¹⁷And they, that entered into the house of the young man, enforced or endeavoured to take away the graven image, and the ephod, and teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest stood before the door, while six hundred full strong men abode not far thence.

¹⁸Therefore they that entered took the graven image, ephod, and idols, and the molten image; to whom the priest said, What do ye?

¹⁹To whom they answered, Be thou still, and put thy finger on thy mouth, and come with us, that we have thee father and priest. What is better to thee, that thou be priest in the house of one man, either in a lineage and meine of Israel?

²⁰And when he had heard this, he assented to their words, and he took the ephod, and idols, and the graven image, and went forth with them.

²¹And when they went forth, and had made their little children, and their work beasts, and all thing that was precious, to go before them;

²²and when they were now far from the house of Micah, the men that dwelled in the houses of or near Micah cried together, and pursued or followed,

²³and began to cry after the backs. Which when they had beheld, they said to Micah, What wilt thou to thee? why criest thou?

²⁴Which answered, Ye have taken away my gods, which I made to me, and the priest, and what dwelleth over? and ye say, What is to thee?

²⁵And the sons of Dan said to him, Beware, lest thou speak any more to us, and men stirred in soul come to thee, and thou perish with all thine house.

²⁶And so Dan went forth in the journey begun. And Micah saw, that they were stronger than he, and he turned again into his house.