17:1 A man named Micah lived in the hill country of Ephraim.
The NLT Book of Judges , Chapter 17 , Verse 1 , A man named Micah lived in the hill country of Ephraim.
17:2 One day he said to his mother, 'I heard you curse the thief who stole eleven hundred pieces of silver from you. Well, here they are. I was the one who took them.' 'The LORD bless you for admitting it,' his mother replied.
The NLT Book of Judges , Chapter 17 , Verse 2 , One day he said to his mother, 'I heard you curse the thief who stole eleven hundred pieces of silver from you. Well, here they are. I was the one who took them.' 'The LORD bless you for admitting it,' his mother replied.
17:3 He returned the money to her, and she said, 'I now dedicate these silver coins to the LORD. In honor of my son, I will have an image carved and an idol cast.'
The NLT Book of Judges , Chapter 17 , Verse 3 , He returned the money to her, and she said, 'I now dedicate these silver coins to the LORD. In honor of my son, I will have an image carved and an idol cast.'
17:4 So his mother took two hundred of the silver coins to a silversmith, who made them into an image and an idol. And these were placed in Micah's house.
The NLT Book of Judges , Chapter 17 , Verse 4 , So his mother took two hundred of the silver coins to a silversmith, who made them into an image and an idol. And these were placed in Micah's house.
17:5 Micah set up a shrine, and he made a sacred ephod and some household idols. Then he installed one of his sons as the priest.
The NLT Book of Judges , Chapter 17 , Verse 5 , Micah set up a shrine, and he made a sacred ephod and some household idols. Then he installed one of his sons as the priest.
17:6 In those days Israel had no king, so the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.
The NLT Book of Judges , Chapter 17 , Verse 6 , In those days Israel had no king, so the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.
17:7 One day a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah
The NLT Book of Judges , Chapter 17 , Verse 7 , One day a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah
17:8 arrived in that area of Ephraim, looking for a good place to live. He happened to stop at Micah's house as he was traveling through.
The NLT Book of Judges , Chapter 17 , Verse 8 , arrived in that area of Ephraim, looking for a good place to live. He happened to stop at Micah's house as he was traveling through.
17:9 'Where are you from?' Micah asked him. And he replied, 'I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.'
The NLT Book of Judges , Chapter 17 , Verse 9 , 'Where are you from?' Micah asked him. And he replied, 'I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.'
17:10 'Stay here with me,' Micah said, 'and you can be a father and priest to me. I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, plus a change of clothes and your food.'
The NLT Book of Judges , Chapter 17 , Verse 10 , 'Stay here with me,' Micah said, 'and you can be a father and priest to me. I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, plus a change of clothes and your food.'
17:11 The Levite agreed to this and became like one of Micah's sons.
The NLT Book of Judges , Chapter 17 , Verse 11 , The Levite agreed to this and became like one of Micah's sons.
17:12 So Micah ordained the Levite as his personal priest, and he lived in Micah's house.
The NLT Book of Judges , Chapter 17 , Verse 12 , So Micah ordained the Levite as his personal priest, and he lived in Micah's house.
17:13 'I know the LORD will bless me now,' Micah said, 'because I have a Levite serving as my priest.'
The NLT Book of Judges , Chapter 17 , Verse 13 , 'I know the LORD will bless me now,' Micah said, 'because I have a Levite serving as my priest.'
