^{17 Ref} Then the five men who had gone to make a search through the land, went in and took the pictured image and the ephod and the family gods and the metal image; and the priest was by the doorway with the six hundred armed men.

¹⁸ And when they went into Micah's house and took out the pictured image and the ephod and the family gods and the metal image, the priest said to them, What are you doing?

^{19 Ref} And they said to him, Be quiet; say nothing, and come with us and be our father and priest; is it better for you to be priest to one man's house or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

^{20 Ref} Then the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod and the family gods and the pictured image and went with the people.

²¹ So they went on their way again, putting the little ones and the oxen and the goods in front of them.

²² When they had gone some way from the house of Micah, the men from the houses near Micah's house came together and overtook the children of Dan,

^{23 Ref} Crying out to them. And the Danites, turning round, said to Micah, What is your trouble, that you have taken up arms?

^{24 Ref} And he said, You have taken my gods which I made, and my priest, and have gone away; what is there for me now? Why then do you say to me, What is your trouble?