1Back in the day, Israel had no king, and the Danites were out here trying to find a spot to chill, 'cause they hadn’t scored any land yet, no cap.

2So, the fam from Dan sent five lit guys from Zorah and Eshtaol to check out the land; they were like, “Go, scout it out!” They crashed at Micah's place in Ephraim.

3When they hit up Micah's crib, they recognized the Levite's voice and were like, “Yo, who brought you here? What’s good?”

4He told them, “Micah's got me on the payroll, and I’m his priest, fam.”

5They were like, “Can you ask God for some guidance so we know if our mission's gonna be a vibe?”

6The priest was like, “Go in peace; the Lord's got your back on this journey, fr.”

7Then the five dipped to Laish and saw the chill people living their best lives, all laid back like the Zidonians, no worries, no one to keep them in check.

8They rolled back to Zorah and Eshtaol, and their crew was like, “What’s the tea?”

9They said, “Let’s bounce and go at them! The land is fire; don’t sleep on this, let’s get it!”

10When you head out, you’ll find a secure vibe and a big ol' land; God’s handing it to you, no shortage of anything, periodt.

11So, six hundred Danites rolled out from Zorah and Eshtaol, all strapped up for battle. Savage squad goals.

12They pulled up and camped in Kirjath-jearim, Judah, and named the spot Mahaneh-dan. Still vibing there today, fr.

13Then they cruised over to Mount Ephraim and hit up Micah's crib.

14The five scouts who checked Laish were like, "Yo, you know there's an ephod, teraphim, and some dope idols in those houses? Think about your next move."

15They turned and pulled up to the Levite's pad, Micah's place, and gave him a nod.

16The six hundred warriors from Dan were chilling by the gate, weapons ready.

17The five spies went in, snagged the idols, ephod, and teraphim while the priest was posted up at the gate with the six hundred.

18They hit Micah’s house, grabbed the carved idol, ephod, and teraphim. The priest was like, "What’s good?"

19They told him, "Shh, chill, cover your mouth, roll with us, and be our priest. Is it better to serve one dude or be a priest for a whole tribe in Israel?"

20The priest was hyped, took the ephod, teraphim, and the idol, and bounced with the crew.

21So they dipped and took the little ones, the cattle, and the ride in front, no cap.

22When they were vibing far from Micah's crib, the peeps near his place gathered up and caught up with the Dan squad.

23They shouted at the Dan crew, and they turned around, asking Micah, "What’s the tea? Why you rollin' with all these people?"

24Micah was like, "Y’all took my gods I made, plus my priest, and now I'm left hanging. What’s good? Why you asking me what's wrong?"

25The Dan crew told him, "Keep it down, or some angry homies might come for you, and you’ll lose your life and your fam’s too."

26The Dan crew bounced, and when Micah saw they were too lit for him, he turned back to his place.

27They snatched up Micah's stuff and his priest, rolled up to Laish, a chill spot, and lit it up with the sword and fire.

28No one was there to save them since it was mad far from Zidon, and they had no dealings with anyone; it was in the valley by Beth-rehob. They built a city and settled in.

29They named the city Dan after their pops, Dan, who was born to Israel, but it was originally called Laish.

30The Dan crew set up the graven image, and Jonathan, son of Gershom, son of Manasseh, and his fam were priests for Dan until the land got taken.

31They set up Micah’s sick statue that he made while the house of God was chillin' in Shiloh.

1In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.

2And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.

3When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?

4And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.

5And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.

6And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the Lord is your way wherein ye go.

7Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.

8And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?

9And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.

10When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.

11And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war.

12And they went up, and pitched in Kirjath–jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh–dan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjath–jearim.

13And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.

14Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.

15And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.

16And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.

17And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.

18And these went into Micah’s house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye?

19And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

20And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.

21So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.

22And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah’s house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.

23And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?

24And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?

25And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

26And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.

27And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.

28And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth–rehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein.

29And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.

30And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

31And they set them up Micah’s graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.