19 They told him, “Be quiet. Keep your mouth shut. Come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or for you to be a priest for a tribe and family in Israel? ”
20 So the priest was pleased and took his ephod, household idols, and carved image, and went with the people.
21 They prepared to leave, putting their small children, livestock, and possessions in front of them.
22 After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men who were in the houses near it mobilized and caught up with the Danites.
23 They called to the Danites, who turned to face them, and said to Micah, “What’s the matter with you that you mobilized the men? ”
24 He said, “You took the gods I had made and the priest, and went away. What do I have left? How can you say to me, ‘What’s the matter with you? ’ ”
25 The Danites said to him, “Don’t raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”