19 And they said to him, “Be silent, (A)put your hand over your mouth, and go with us, and be to us (B)a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?” 20 The priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, the [a]household idols, and the carved image, and went among the people.

21 Then they turned and left, and put the children, the livestock, and the valuables in front of them.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 18:20 Heb teraphim

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