1.
And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
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there was: It is extremely difficult to fix the chronology of this and the following transactions. Some think them to be here in their natural order; others that they happened in the time of Joshua, or immediately after the ancients who outlived him. All that can be said with certainly is, that they happened when there was no king in Israel; that is, about the time of the judges, or in some time of the anarchy - Judges 17:6.
mount: Judges 10:1, Joshua 15:9, Joshua 17:14-18
Reciprocal: Judges 3:27 - mountain Judges 18:2 - mount Judges 18:13 - mount Ephraim Judges 19:1 - mount 1 Samuel 1:1 - mount 1 Samuel 9:4 - mount 1 Kings 4:8 - The son of Hur Hosea 2:8 - which they prepared for Baal
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.
about: etc. Houbigant renders this, "and for which you put me to my oath."
cursedst: Judges 5:23, Deuteronomy 27:16, 1 Samuel 14:24, 1 Samuel 14:28, 1 Samuel 26:19, Nehemiah 13:25, Jeremiah 48:10, Matthew 26:74, Romans 9:3, 1 Corinthians 16:22
I took it: Proverbs 28:24
Blessed: Genesis 14:19, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31, Exodus 20:7, Ruth 3:10, 1 Samuel 23:21, Nehemiah 13:25, Psalms 10:3, 2 John 1:11
Reciprocal: Leviticus 5:1 - hear Judges 16:5 - we will 1 Samuel 15:13 - Blessed 1 Samuel 24:19 - the Lord Proverbs 29:24 - he
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 son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.
I had wholly: Judges 17:13, Judges 18:5, Isaiah 66:3
a graven image: Exodus 20:4, Exodus 20:23, Leviticus 19:4, Deuteronomy 12:3, Psalms 115:4-8, Isaiah 40:18-25, Isaiah 44:9-20, Jeremiah 10:3-5, Jeremiah 10:8, Habakkuk 2:18, Habakkuk 2:19, John 16:2
Reciprocal: Exodus 32:3 - General Exodus 32:4 - These Isaiah 30:22 - thy graven images of silver Isaiah 46:6 - lavish
4.
Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.
two hundred: Isaiah 46:6, Isaiah 46:7, Jeremiah 10:9, Jeremiah 10:10
Reciprocal: Genesis 31:19 - images Exodus 32:3 - General Exodus 32:4 - These Judges 18:17 - the graven 2 Chronicles 22:3 - his mother Isaiah 30:22 - thy graven images of silver Isaiah 40:19 - General Isaiah 44:13 - that it may
5.
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.
an house of gods: or, as baith Elohim may also signify, "a house of God." Judges 18:24, Genesis 31:30, Ezra 1:7, Hosea 8:14
ephod: Judges 8:27, Judges 18:14, Exodus 28:4, Exodus 28:15, 1 Samuel 23:6
teraphim: Genesis 31:19, Genesis 31:30, *marg. Hosea 3:4
consecrated: Heb. filled the hand, Exodus 29:9, 1 Kings 12:31, 1 Kings 13:33, 1 Kings 13:34, Hebrews 5:4
his sons: Exodus 24:5
Reciprocal: Judges 17:12 - consecrated Judges 18:5 - of God Judges 18:17 - the graven 1 Samuel 19:13 - an image 2 Kings 23:24 - images 2 Chronicles 22:3 - his mother Proverbs 30:12 - that are Isaiah 5:18 - draw Isaiah 44:13 - that it may Ezekiel 21:21 - images
6.
In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
no king: Judges 18:1, Judges 19:1, Judges 21:3, Judges 21:25, Genesis 36:31, Deuteronomy 33:5
right: Deuteronomy 12:8, Psalms 12:4, Proverbs 12:15, Proverbs 14:12, Proverbs 16:2, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Jeremiah 44:16, Jeremiah 44:17
Reciprocal: Judges 17:1 - there was
7.
And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
Beth-lehem-judah, Judges 19:1, Judges 19:2, Genesis 35:19, Joshua 19:15, Ruth 1:1, Ruth 1:2, Micah 5:2, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6
of the family: That is, of the tribe of Judah by his mother; and of that of Levi by his father.
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 11:6 - Bethlehem
8.
And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
departed: Judges 17:11, Nehemiah 13:10, Nehemiah 13:11
as he journeyed: Heb. in making his way
Reciprocal: Judges 19:1 - mount Ruth 1:1 - a famine
9.
And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
10.
And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
a father: Judges 17:11, Judges 18:19, Genesis 45:8, 2 Kings 6:21, 2 Kings 8:8, 2 Kings 8:9, 2 Kings 13:14, Job 29:16, Isaiah 22:21
I will give: Judges 18:20, 1 Samuel 2:36, Ezekiel 13:19, Matthew 26:15, John 12:6, 1 Timothy 6:10, 1 Peter 5:2
a suit of apparel: or, a double suit, etc. Heb. an order of garments
Reciprocal: Judges 18:4 - hired me
11.
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
Reciprocal: Judges 17:8 - departed Judges 17:10 - a father 1 Timothy 6:10 - the love
12.
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
consecrated: Judges 17:5
his priest: Judges 18:30, Numbers 16:5, Numbers 16:8-10, 1 Kings 12:31, 1 Kings 13:33, 1 Kings 13:34
13.
Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
Proverbs 14:12, Isaiah 44:20, Isaiah 66:3, Isaiah 66:4, Matthew 15:9, Matthew 15:13, John 16:2, Acts 26:9, Romans 10:2, Romans 10:3
Reciprocal: Judges 17:3 - I had wholly Judges 18:5 - of God Judges 18:24 - what have 2 Kings 17:27 - one of the priests Proverbs 30:12 - that are Isaiah 5:18 - draw Isaiah 48:2 - and stay