In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite living in a remote part of the hill country of Ephraim acquired a woman from Bethlehem in Judah as his concubine.
So the Danites sent out five brave men from all their clans, from Zorah and Eshtaol, to scout out the land and explore it. They told them,“ Go and explore the land.” They came to the hill country of Ephraim as far as the home of Micah and spent the night there.While they were near Micah’s home, they recognized the speech of the young Levite. So they went over to him and asked,“ Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is keeping you here?”