1. Judges 18:15 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why did the Danites ask the Levite about his welfare?

Judges 18:15 (ESV)

15 And they turned aside there and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and asked him about his welfare.

The Danites exchange pleasantries with him, likely to distract him while the five spies slip away. They seemingly draw him to the entrance of the gate, where they, the six hundred armed men, are standing. They have him deep in conversation with them, and so he pays no heed to the five spies who sneak away.