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**mount** = hill country of Ephraim, where Joshua dwelt and was buried ([Joshua 24:30](../../../kjv/joshua/24/30) ).

**eleven hundred.** See note on [Judges 16:5](../../../kjv/judges/16/5) .
**taken.** Idolatry in Israel commenced with dishonesty.
**the LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 .

**wholly dedicated.** Figure of speech *Polyptoton* ( App-6 ). Hebrew "dedicating I had dedicated it".

**money** = silver ([Judges 17:2](../../../kjv/judges/17/2) ).

**house of gods.** The true house of God was neglected, and as hard to find as it is to-day ([Judges 21:19](../../../kjv/judges/21/19) ); and, when found, dancing was the prominent feature, not sacrifice or worship ([Judges 21:21-23](../../../kjv/judges/21/21-23) ).
**ephod.** In imitation of Aaron's. [Exodus 25:7](../../../kjv/exodus/25/7) ; [Exodus 28:4](../../../kjv/exodus/28/4) .
**consecrated.** See note on [Exodus 28:41](../../../kjv/exodus/28/41) .[Leviticus 9:17](../../../kjv/leviticus/9/17) .
**his priest.** Not Jehovah's, but "made with hands".

**no king.** First occurrence of four, See [Judges 18:1](../../../kjv/judges/18/1) ; [Judges 19:1](../../../kjv/judges/19/1) ; [Judges 21:25](../../../kjv/judges/21/25) . Two conform to the structure here; and two in chs. [Judges 19:1](../../../kjv/judges/19/1) , and [Judges 21:25](../../../kjv/judges/21/25) .

**a young man.** See note on [Judges 18:30](../../../kjv/judges/18/30) .
**Beth-lehem-Judah.** To distinguish it from Beth-le-hem in Zebulun ([Joshua 19:15](../../../kjv/joshua/19/15) ).

**to sojourn.** True worship neglected. Priests and Levites unemployed. Idolaters busy making idols and dancing.

**his priest.** Not Jehovah's; see on [Judges 17:5](../../../kjv/judges/17/5) .

**do me good.** The "good" (as in all such cases) never came. For Micah is afterward robbed both of his idols and his priest.

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