Judges Chapter 17

Judges Chapter 17
1 There was a man of mount Ephraim,
whose name was Michah,
2 And he said unto his mother, The
eleven hundred shekels of silver that
were taken from thee, for the which thou
cursest, and spakest it, even in mine
hearing, behold, the silver is with me, I
took it. Then his mother said, Blessed be
my son of the Lord.
3 And when he had restored the eleven
hundred shekels of silver to his mother,
his mother said, I had dedicate the silver
to the Lord of mine hand for my son, to
make a graven and molten image. Now
therefore I will give it thee again.
4 And when he had restored the money
unto his mother, his mother took two
hundred shekels of silver, and gave them
to the founder, which made thereof a
graven and molten image, and it was in
the house of Michah.
5 And this man Michah had an house of
gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim,
and consecrated one of his sons, who
was his priest.
6 In those days there was no king in
Israel, but every man did that, which
was good in his own eyes.
7 There was also a young man out of
Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah:
who was a Levite, and sojourned there.
8 And the man departed out of the city,
even out of Beth-lehem Judah, to dwell
where he could find a place: and as he
journeyed, he came to mount Ephraim to
the house of Michah
9 And Michah said unto him, Whence
comest thou? And the Levite answered
him, I come from Beth-lehem Judah, and
go to dwell where I may find a place. 10
Then Michah said unto him, Dwell with
me, and be unto me a father and a priest,
and I will give thee ten shekels of silver
by year, and a suit of apparel, and thy
meat and drink. So the Levite went in.
11 And the Levite was content to dwell
with the man, and the young man was
unto him as one of his own sons.
12 And Michah consecrated the Levite,
and the young man was his priest, and
was in the house of Michah.
13 Then said Michah, Now I know that
the Lord will be good unto me, seeing I
have a Levite to my priest.