18 When they entered Micah’s house and took the carved image overlaid with silver,[a] the ephod, and the household idols, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”

19 They told him, “Be quiet. Keep your mouth shut.[b](A) Come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or for you to be a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?” 20 So the priest was pleased and took his ephod, household idols, and carved image, and went with the people.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 18:18 Or image, the cast image
  2. Judges 18:19 Lit Put your hand on your mouth

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