So they turned aside there and came to the house of the young Levite, at the house of Micah, and greeted him (וַיִּסֻּרוּ שָׁם וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־בֵּית־הַנַּעַר הַלֵּוִי בֵּית־מִיכָה וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־לוֹ לְשָׁלוֹם) — the Danites enter Micah's house and greet the Levite. The Hebrew וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־לוֹ לְשָׁלוֹם (vayish'alu lo l'shalom, they asked him for peace/greeting) suggests a cordial initial encounter, yet the narrative's dramatic structure indicates that the greeting masks hostile intent. The Danites are establishing a pretext for access to the shrine and its priest.

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