And the man Micah had a house of gods; and he made an ephod and family gods and put one of his sons in the position of priest.

Then Micah said to him, Make your living-place with me, and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten shekels of silver a year and your clothing and food.

And Micah gave the position to the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

Then Micah said, Now I am certain that the Lord will do me good, seeing that the Levite has become my priest.

And he said to them, This is what Micah did for me, and he gave me payment and I became his priest.

And the priest said to them, Go in peace: your way is guided by the Lord.

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.

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?

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?

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.

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?

And they took that which Micah had made, and his priest, and came to Laish, to a people living quietly and without thought of danger, and they put them to the sword without mercy, burning down their town.