Judges 17 (NET)

Judges 17:1¹There was a man named Micah from the Ephraimite hill country.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Judges 17:2²He said to his mother, “You know the 1,100 pieces of silver which were stolen from you, about which I heard you pronounce a curse? Look here, I have the silver. I stole it, but now I am giving it back to you.” His mother said, “May the Lord reward you, my son!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Judges 17:3³When he gave back to his mother the 1,100 pieces of silver, his mother said, “I solemnly dedicate this silver to the Lord. It will be for my son’s benefit. We will use it to make a carved image and a metal image.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Judges 17:4⁴When he gave the silver back to his mother, she took 200 pieces of silver to a silversmith, who made them into a carved image and a metal image. She then put them in Micah’s house.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Judges 17:5⁵Now this man Micah owned a shrine. He made an ephod and some personal idols and hired one of his sons to serve as a priest.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Judges 17:6⁶In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Judges 17:7⁷There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah. He was a Levite who had been temporarily residing among the tribe of Judah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Judges 17:8⁸This man left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to find another place to live. He came to the Ephraimite hill country and made his way to Micah’s house.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Judges 17:9⁹Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?” He replied, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah. I am looking for a new place to live.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Judges 17:10¹⁰Micah said to him, “Stay with me. Become my adviser and priest. I will give you ten pieces of silver per year, plus clothes and food.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Judges 17:11¹¹So the Levite agreed to stay with the man; the young man was like a son to Micah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Judges 17:12¹²Micah paid the Levite; the young man became his priest and lived in Micah’s house.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Judges 17:13¹³Micah said, “Now I know the Lord will make me rich, because I have this Levite as my priest.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s