‘ And the six hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.'
Meanwhile the six hundred warriors were waiting at ‘the entering of the gate'. This may have been the gate of the city, so as not to frighten the inhabitants, or possibly a gate leading to Micah's property which would thus seem to have been fairly extensive, a small township in itself, for we note that no name of a town is given in the narrative. The six hundred wanted their presence to be noted in case of any trouble.