Judges 17:1-13, NLT
Judges 17
Micah’s Idols
1There was a man named Micah, who lived in the hill country of Ephraim.
“The Lord bless you for admitting it,” his mother replied.
4So when he returned the money to his mother, she took 200 silver coins and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into an image and an idol. And these were placed in Micah’s house.
6In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.
7One day a young Levite, who had been living in Bethlehem in Judah, arrived in that area.
He replied, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.”
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*17:10 Hebrew 10 [shekels] of silver, about 4 ounces or 114 grams in weight. a year, plus a change of clothes and your food.”
12So Micah installed the Levite as his personal priest, and he lived in Micah’s house.
