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20. Was glad. The perfidy of this Levite is noteworthy. He had first of all betrayed the pure worship specified by the law of Moses to minister before Micah’s idol for the sake of the money offered him. Now he abandoned his benefactor who had treated him as a son (ch. 17:11) and gladly accompanied those who were taking that which did not belong to them. We must notice that none of the characters of the narrative were at all exemplary. Micah himself was a thief. The Levite was mercenary. The Danites were lawless freebooters.

In the midst. Apparently for concealment and protection.