{"book":"Judges","slug":"judges","ch":17,"genre":"prose","sub":"Judges","prev":"judges/16","next":"judges/18","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim","f":[],"h":"Micah’s Idolatry","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"said to his mother,“ The eleven hundred [shekels] of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse — I have the silver {here} with me; I took it.” Then his mother said,“ Blessed be my son by the LORD!”","f":["1,100 shekels is approximately 27.6 pounds or 12.5 kilograms of silver; also in verse 3."],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"said to his mother,“ The eleven hundred [shekels] of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse — I have the silver {here} with me; I took it.”"},{"style":"reg","t":"Then his mother said,“ Blessed be my son by the LORD!”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"And when he had returned the eleven hundred [shekels] of silver to his mother, [she] said,“ I wholly dedicate the silver to the LORD for my son’s benefit, to make a graven image and a molten idol. Therefore I will now return it to you.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took two hundred [shekels] of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into a graven image and a molten idol. And they were placed in the house of Micah.","f":["200 shekels is approximately 5 pounds or 2.3 kilograms of silver."],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons [as] his priest.","f":["Hebrew filled the hand of; also in verse 12"],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did [what was] right in his own eyes.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find [a place]. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"“ Where are you from?” Micah asked him.“ I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied,“ and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Where are you from?” Micah asked him."},{"style":"reg","t":"“ I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied,“ and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"“ Stay with me,” Micah said to him,“ and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten [shekels] of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went in","f":["10 shekels is approximately 4 ounces or 114 grams of silver."],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Stay with me,” Micah said to him,“ and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten [shekels] of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.”"},{"style":"reg","t":"So the Levite went in"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"and agreed to stay with [him], and the young man became like a son to Micah.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in [his] house.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"Then Micah said,“ Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”","f":[]}]}