Judges 18:14-27

Judges 18:14-27

[14] Then answered  the five  men  that went  to spy out  the country  of Laish,  and said  unto their brethren,  Do ye know  that there is  in these houses  an ephod,  and teraphim,  and a graven image,  and a molten image?  now therefore consider  what ye have to do.  [15] And they turned  thitherward, and came  to the house  of the young man  the Levite,  even unto the house  of Micah,  and saluted  him. [16] And the six  hundred  men  appointed  with their weapons  of war,  which were of the children  of Dan,  stood  by the entering  of the gate.  [17] And the five  that went  to spy out  the land  went up,  and came in  thither, and took  and the ephod,  and the teraphim,  and the molten image:  and the priest  stood  in the entering  of the gate  with the six  hundred  men  that were appointed  with weapons  of war.  [18] And these went  into Micah's  house,  and fetched  the carved image,  the ephod,  and the teraphim,  and the molten image.  Then said  the priest  unto them, What do  [19] And they said  unto him, Hold thy peace,  lay  thine hand  upon thy mouth,  with us, and be to us  a father  and a priest:  is it better  for thee to be a priest  unto the house  of one  man,  or that thou be a priest  unto a tribe  and a family  in Israel?  [20] And the priest's  heart  was glad,  and he took  the ephod,  and the teraphim,  and the graven image,  and went in  the midst  of the people.  [21] So they turned  and put  the little ones  and the cattle  and the carriage  before  [22] And when they were a good way  from the house  of Micah,  the men  that were in the houses  near to Micah's  house  were gathered together,  and overtook  the children  of Dan.  [23] And they cried  unto the children  of Dan.  And they turned  their faces,  and said  unto Micah,  What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?  [24] And he said,  Ye have taken away  my gods  which I made,  and the priest,  and what have I more? and what is this that ye say  unto me, What aileth thee? [25] And the children  of Dan  said  unto him, Let not thy voice  be heard  among us, lest angry  run  upon thee, and thou lose  thy life,  of thy household.  [26] And the children  of Dan  their way:  and when Micah  saw  that they were too strong  for him, he turned  and went back  unto his house.  [27] And they took  the things which Micah  had made,  and the priest  which he had, and came  unto Laish,  unto a people  that were at quiet  and secure:  and they smote  them with the edge  of the sword,  and burnt  the city  with fire.