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"In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right."
— Judges 17:6, NET Bible
“In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”
“In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. ”
“In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”
“In those days there was no king in Israel, but every one did that which seemed right to himself.”
“In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did as seemed right to him.”
“In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”
When he gave back to his mother the eleven hundred pieces of silver, his mother said,“I solemnly dedicate this silver to the LORD. It will be for my son’s benefit. We will use it to make a carved image and a metal image.”
When he gave the silver back to his mother, she took two hundred pieces of silver to a silversmith, who made them into a carved image and a metal image. She then put them in Micah’s house.
Now this man Micah owned a shrine. He made an ephod and some personal idols and hired one of his sons to serve as a priest.
In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right.
Micah Hires a Professional There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah. He was a Levite who had been temporarily residing among the tribe of Judah.
This man left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to find another place to live. He came to the Ephraimite hill country and made his way to Micah’s house.
Micah said to him,“Where do you come from?” He replied,“I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah. I am looking for a new place to live.”