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Passage Lookup: Judges 17:1-13
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New International Version (1984 Edition)
Judges 17:1
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Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim
Judges 17:2
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said to his mother, "The eleven hundred shekels (F58) of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse-I have that silver with me; I took it." Then his mother said, "The LORD bless you, my son!"
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Judges 17:3
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When he returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, "I solemnly consecrate my silver to the LORD for my son to make a carved image and a cast idol. I will give it back to you."
Judges 17:4
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So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took two hundred shekels (F59) of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into the image and the idol. And they were put in Micah's house.
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Judges 17:5
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Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some idols and installed one of his sons as his priest.
Judges 17:6
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In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit.
Judges 17:7
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A young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, who had been living within the clan of Judah,
Judges 17:8
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left that town in search of some other place to stay. On his way (F60) he came to Micah's house in the hill country of Ephraim.
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Judges 17:9
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Micah asked him, "Where are you from?" "I'm a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah," he said, "and I'm looking for a place to stay."
Judges 17:10
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Then Micah said to him, "Live with me and be my father and priest, and I'll give you ten shekels of silver a year, your clothes and your food."
Judges 17:11
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So the Levite agreed to live with him, and the young man was to him like one of his sons.
Judges 17:12
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Then Micah installed the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
Judges 17:13
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And Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, since this Levite has become my priest."
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