Judges 18:17-24 The five spies went straight into the house. They took the wooden idol covered with silver, the other idols, and the ephod. The priest stayed at the gate with the six hundred armed men.

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁷ The five spies went straight into the house. They took the wooden idol covered with silver, the other idols, and the ephod. The priest stayed at the gate with the six hundred armed men. ¹⁸ The men went into Micah’s house and took the sacred objects. The priest asked them: »What are you doing?« ¹⁹ They told him: »Be quiet. Do not say a word. Come with us and be our priest and adviser. Is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or to be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?« ²⁰ This filled the priest with joy. He took the sacred objects and went along with them. ²¹ They turned around and started off, with their children, their livestock, and their belongings going ahead. ²² They traveled a good way from the house when Micah gathered his neighbors for battle. They caught up with the Danites. ²³ They shouted at them. The Danites turned around and asked Micah, »What is the problem? Why have you gathered such a company?« ²⁴ Micah answered: »What do you mean? You take my priest and the gods that I made, and walk off! What do I have left?«