Judges 18:14
Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.
Cross-references
In Judges 18:3, the same spies first recognize the Levite's voice and question him. Verse 14 repeats that recognition, now urging action regarding the idols.
Judges 18:4 records the Levite's reply to the spies, explaining his hire by Micah—directly continuing the conversation hinted at in verse 14.
In Judges 18:5, the Danites sought divine guidance from Micah's Levite — now they see the physical cult objects he served.
In Judges 18:17, the Danites take the very items discovered in v14 — graven image, ephod, teraphim, molten image.
Judges 17:5 describes Micah's ephod, teraphim, and idols—exactly the items the spies point out in verse 14. This verse provides the backstory.
In Judges 8:27, Gideon's ephod became an idolatrous snare — here the Danites discover an ephod among Micah's household gods, echoing that danger.
Genesis 31:19 mentions Rachel stealing Laban's teraphim—the same household idols listed in Judges 18:14. Both passages involve teraphim in a narrative of deception and theft.
Joshua 2:1 sends spies to scout Jericho—a parallel to the Danite spies in Judges 18:14 who scout Laish. Both narratives use spies to assess a land for conquest.
In Ezekiel 21:21, the king of Babylon consults teraphim for divination — here teraphim is among the household gods the Danites find.
In Zechariah 10:2, teraphim are condemned as false guides — here they appear in Micah's house, part of the same idolatrous system.