¹⁶ The six hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were the children of Dan, stood at the entrance to the gate. ¹⁷ The five men who went to spy out the land went in and took the carved idol, ephod, household idols, and the metal idol. The priest was standing at the entrance to the gate with the six hundred fully armed men.

¹⁸ When these men went into the house of Micah and took the carved idol, ephod, household idols, and the metal idol, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”