Charles Ellicott Commentary Judges 18:23

"And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?" — Judges 18:23 (ASV)

What aileth thee? —There is again a certain grim humor in the narrative, with some sense of irony for the total discomfiture and pathetic outcries of Micah. Dan showed himself in this proceeding like a serpent on the way, an adder in the path (Genesis 49:17). .