Judges 17:5

Micah had built a shrine for the idol. He also made an ephod and some household gods, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.

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In The King James Version

And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

In Context

4After he'd returned the silver to his mother she gave two hundred shekels to a silversmith who made it into a carved idol, an image made with molten silver. They were kept in Micah's house.

6At that time Israel didn't have a king— everyone did what they themselves thought was the right thing to do.

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Cross References

Genesis 31:30Clearly you wanted to leave and go back to your family home, but why did you have to steal my idols?”

Exodus 28:4These are the clothes for them to make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a pleated tunic, a turban, and a sash. These are the holy clothes they shall make for your brother Aaron and his sons so that they can serve me as priests.

Exodus 29:9Tie the sashes around Aaron and his sons and put headdresses on them. The priesthood belongs to them forever. This is how you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.

Judges 18:14Then the five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish told the other tribesmen, “Do you realize that here in these houses there's an ephod, household gods, and a carved idol, an image made with molten silver? So you know what you should do.”

1 Samuel 19:13Then she took a home idol and laid it in the bed, put a goat hair wig on its head, and covered it with bedclothes.

1 Kings 12:31In addition Jeroboam had shrines built on high places and appointed as priests all kinds of people who were not Levites.

Matthew Henry on Judges 17:2-7

Micah and His Gods. ( b. c. 1406.) 1 And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 2 And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the Lord , my son. 3 And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the Lord from my hand for my… Read the whole commentary →

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