1And there was a man of Mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
2And he said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were stolen from you, about which you cursed, and spoke of also in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it”. And his mother said, “Blessed be you of the LORD, my son”.
3And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, “I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a carved image and a molten image; now, therefore, I will restore it to you”.
4Yet he restored the money to his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the silversmith, who made of them a carved image and a melted image; and they were in the house of Micah.
5And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
6In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
7And there was a young man out of Bethlehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
8And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehem-judah to sojourn where he could find a place; and he came to Mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
9And Micah said to him, “From where do you come?” And he said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place”.
10And Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and your sustenance”. So the Levite went in.
11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
12And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
13Then said Micah, “Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite as my priest”. Easy Reader Bible: Purple Letter Edition © 2023 by Jim Musser. Used by Permission. All rights Reserved. Bible Hub |
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