Six hundred men32 of the Danites set out to attack the unsuspecting town.33 Their camp near Kiriath Jearim receives the name Mahaneh Dan—“Camp Dan.” Arriving at Micah’s house, the five scouts inform their t ribesmen that the house contains a shrine with all the trappings. The five men enter the house and start taking the cultic materials while the six hundred, armed for battle, stand at the lookout. The Danites, who properly should have destroyed Micah’s cult (according to Deut 12:2–3), instead find it worthy of acquisition, even if by means of theft (Judg 18:15–17).
