They turned aside there, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even to the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.
"His fickle and mercenary attitude reflects the state of the priesthood during this period. Equally deplorable is the fact that one tribe would steal from another with apparent impunity. The treacherous behavior of the tribe of Dan in dealing with Micah and the city of Laish illustrates the ’serpent’ nature predicted by Jacob in Genesis 49:17." [Note: Wolf, p. 486.] 