Samson said, &#8220;Let me die with the Philistines!&#8221; He pushed hard<n id="1" /> and the temple collapsed on the rulers and all the people in it. He killed many more people in his death than he had killed during his life.<n id="2" />

Micah said to him, &#8220;Stay with me. Become my adviser<n id="1" /> and priest. I will give you ten pieces of silver per year, plus clothes and food.&#8221;<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">Now the Danites<n id="1" /> took what Micah had made, as well as his priest, and came to Laish, where the people were undisturbed and unsuspecting. They struck them down with the sword and burned the city.<n id="2" />

The Danites worshiped<n id="1" /> the carved image. Jonathan, descendant<n id="2" /> of Gershom, son of Moses,<n id="3" /> and his descendants<n id="4" /> served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile.

The Israelites asked, &#8220;Who from all the Israelite tribes has not assembled before the <sc>Lordsc>?&#8221; They had made a solemn oath that whoever did not assemble before the <sc>Lordsc> at Mizpah must certainly be executed.<n id="1" />

When their fathers or brothers come and protest to us,<n id="1" /> we&#8217;ll say to them, &#8220;Do us a favor and let them be,<n id="2" /> for we could not get each one a wife through battle.<n id="3" /> Don&#8217;t worry about breaking your oath!<n id="4" /> You would only be guilty if you had voluntarily given them wives.&#8217;&#8221;<n id="5" />p>

The <sc>Lordsc> spoke to Gideon again, &#8220;There are still too many men.<n id="1" /> Bring them down to the water and I will thin the ranks some more.<n id="2" /> When I say, &#8216;This one should go with you,&#8217; pick him to go;<n id="3" /> when I say,<n id="4" /> &#8216;This one should not go with you,&#8217; do not take him.&#8221;<n id="5" />