Judges 17:4-6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
4 So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took five pounds of silver and gave it to a silversmith. He made it into a carved image overlaid with silver,[a] and it was in Micah’s house.
5 This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols,(A) and installed one of his sons to be his priest. 6 In those days there was no king in Israel;(B) everyone did whatever he wanted.[b]
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- Judges 17:4 Or image and a cast image
- Judges 17:6 Lit did what was right in his eyes
Judges 17:4-6
New International Version
4 So after he returned the silver to his mother, she took two hundred shekels[a] of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who used them to make the idol.(A) And it was put in Micah’s house.
5 Now this man Micah had a shrine,(B) and he made an ephod(C) and some household gods(D) and installed(E) one of his sons as his priest.(F) 6 In those days Israel had no king;(G) everyone did as they saw fit.(H)
Footnotes
- Judges 17:4 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms
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