And the six hundred men of the Danites, armed with their weapons of war, stood by the entrance of the gate (וּשֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת אִישׁ חָגוּרִים כְּלֵי־קְרָבָם עֹמְדִים בְּפֶתַח הַשַּׁעַר) — while five men enter the house to parley with the Levite, the 600 armed warriors position themselves at the gate, blocking any escape or calling for help. The military positioning reveals the true nature of the ``greeting'': this is an armed confrontation framed as a social visit. The Danites are demonstrating overwhelming force to prevent any resistance from Micah or the Levite.

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