21They turned and left, placing the children, the livestock, and their goods in front of them.
22When they had gone some distance from Micah’s house, the men who lived near Micah gathered together and overtook the Danites.
23They called out to the Danites, who turned to face them, and said to Micah, 'What’s the matter with you, that you have called your men together?'
24Micah replied, 'You’ve taken my gods that I made and my priest and gone away! What else do I have? How can you ask me, “What’s the matter with you?”'
25The Danites said to him, 'Don’t raise your voice with us, or some bitter-tempered men might attack you, and you and your family could lose your lives.'
26So the Danites continued on their way, and when Micah saw that they were stronger than he was, he turned and went back to his house.
27The Danites took what Micah had made, along with his priest, and came to Laish, to a peaceful and unsuspecting people. They struck them down with the sword and burned the city with fire.
28There was no one to rescue the people of Laish because they were far from Sidon and had no alliances with anyone. The city was situated in a valley near Beth-rehob. The Danites rebuilt the city and settled there.
29They named the city Dan, after their ancestor Dan, who was born to Israel. However, the city had been named Laish previously.
30The Danites set up for themselves the carved image, and Jonathan, son of Gershom, the son of Moses, along with his sons, served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the land’s captivity.
31They kept the carved image that Micah had made throughout the time the house of God was in Shiloh.