Judges 18:19-23
Judges 18:19
And they said to him, “Be silent, put your hand over your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?”
Judges 18:20
The priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, the household idols, and the carved image, and went among the people.
Judges 18:21
Then they turned and left, and put the children, the livestock, and the valuables in front of them.
Judges 18:22
When they had distanced themselves from Micah’s house, the men who were in the houses near Micah’s house assembled by command and overtook the sons of Dan.
Judges 18:23
Then they called out to the sons of Dan, who turned around and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you, that you have assembled together?”