Judges 17:3

And he restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother; and his mother said, I had wholly consecrated the money to the Lord out of my hand for my son, to make a graven and a molten image, and now I will restore it to you.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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 son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.

In Context

2And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred pieces of silver which you took of yourself, and about which you cursed me, and spoke in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it: and his mother said, Blessed be my son of the Lord.

4But he returned the silver to his mother, and his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave + 17:4 Gr. it. them to a silversmith, and he made it a graven and a molten image; and it was in the house of Michaias.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:23You⌃ shall not make to yourselves gods of silver, and gods of gold you⌃ shall not make to yourselves.

Leviticus 19:4You⌃ shall not follow idols, and you⌃ shall not make to yourselves molten gods: I am the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 27:15Cursed is the man whoever shall make a graven or molten image, an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of craftsmen, and shall put it in a secret place: and all the people shall answer and say, So be it.

Judges 18:5And they said to him, Enquire now of God, and we shall know whether our way will prosper, on which we are going.

Psalms 115:4Then I called on the name of the Lord: O Lord, deliver my soul. 1

Isaiah 44:9But they that framed false gods did not then listen; and they that graved images are all vain, performing their own desires, which shall not profit them, but they shall be ashamed

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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