Judg 18:17-18, 24, Isa 40:20, 46:7 | ESV | STEP | And the five men who had gone to scout out the land went up and entered and took the carved image , the ephod , the household gods , and the metal image , while the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the 600 men armed with weapons of war .

c[See ver. 17 above]

e ch. 46:6; Jer. 10:3-5; See ch. 44:9-15

Judges 18:17-18

17 And ^athe five men who had gone to scout out the land went up and entered and took ^bthe carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the metal image, while the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the 600 men armed with weapons of war. 18 And when these went into Micah’s house and took ^cthe carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”

Judges 18:24

24 And he said, ^d“You take my gods that I made and the priest, and go away, and what have I left? How then do you ask me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”

Isaiah 40:20

20 ^eHe who is too impoverished for an offering
chooses wood ^{▼▼Or He chooses valuable wood} that will not rot;
he seeks out a skillful craftsman
to set up an idol that will not move.

Isaiah 46:7

7 ^gThey lift it to their shoulders, they carry it,
they set it in its place, and it stands there;
^hit cannot move from its place.
If one cries to it, it does not answer
or save him from his trouble.