Micah’s Idolatry

1And there will be a man of mount Ephraim and his name Micah. 2And he will say to his mother, The thousand and one hundred of silver which was taken for thee, and thou cursedst me, and saidst also in mine ears, behold, the silver with me; I took it And his mother will say, Blessed my son to Jehovah. 3And he will turn back the thousand and hundred of silver to his mother, and his mother will say, Consecrating, I consecrated the silver to Jehovah from my hand to my son, to make a carved thing and a molten: and now I will turn it back to thee. 4And he will turn back the silver to his mother; and his mother will take two hundred of silver and will give it to the goldsmith, and he will make it a carved thing and molten: and it will be in the house of Micah. 5And the man Micah to him a house of gods; and he will make an ephod and a teraphim, and he will fill the hand of one of his sons, and he will be to him for priest. 6In those days not a king in Israel, as man will do the right in his eyes.

7And there will be a youth from the House of Bread, of Judah, from the families of Judah, and he a Levite, and he sojourned there. 8And the man will go from the city from the House of Bread, of Judah, to sojourn wherever he shall find: and he will come to mount Ephraim, even to the house of Micah, to make his way. 9And Micah will say to him, Whence shalt thou come? and the Levite will say to him, I am from the House of Bread, of Judah, and I go to sojourn where I shall find. 10And Micah will say to him, Dwell with me, and be to me for a father and for a priest, and I will give to thee ten of silver for days, and an equipment of garments, and means of life. And the Levite will go in. 11And the Levite will be willing to dwell with the man; and the youth will be to him as one of his sons. 12And Micah will fill the hand of the Levite; and the youth will be to him for a priest, and he will be in the house of Micah. 13And Micah will say, Now I knew that Jehovah will be good to me, for there being to me the Levite for priest.