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Judges 17:2 (BSB)
said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”
said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”
Judges 17:3 (BSB)
And when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I wholly dedicate the silver to the LORD for my son’s benefit, to make a graven image and a molten idol. Therefore I will now return it to you.”
And when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I wholly dedicate the silver to the LORD for my son’s benefit, to make a graven image and a molten idol. Therefore I will now return it to you.”
Judges 17:4 (BSB)
So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into a graven image and a molten idol. And they were placed in the house of Micah.
So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into a graven image and a molten idol. And they were placed in the house of Micah.
Judges 17:5 (BSB)
Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.
Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.
Judges 17:6 (BSB)
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
Judges 17:7 (BSB)
And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.
And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.
Judges 17:8 (BSB)
This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
Judges 17:9 (BSB)
“Where are you from?” Micah asked him. “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied, “and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.”
“Where are you from?” Micah asked him. “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied, “and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.”
Judges 17:10 (BSB)
“Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went in
“Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went in
Judges 17:12 (BSB)
Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
Judges 17:13 (BSB)
Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”
Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”
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