Albert Barnes Commentary 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." — Judges 18:14 (ASV)

In these houses - This agrees with what we saw at (Judges 18:2–3) that the house of God and Jonathan’s house were detached from Micah’s. There were other houses besides (Judges 18:22). The whole settlement was probably called Beth-Micah, contained in one court, and entered by one gate (Judges 18:16).