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Judges 17

3 Michahs mother according to her vowe made her sonne two idoles. 5 He made his sonne a Prieſt for his idoles, 10 And after he hired a Leuite.
1.a THere was a man of mount Ephráim, whoſe name was Michah,
2.And he ſaid vnto his mother, The eleuen hundreth ſhekels of ſiluer that were taken from thee, for the which thou curſedſt, & ſpakeſt it, euẽ in mine hearing, beholde, the ſiluer is with me, I toke it. Then his mother ſaid, Bleſſed be my ſonne of the Lord.
3.And when he had reſtored the eleuen hũdreth ſhekels of ſiluer to his mother, his mother ſaid, I had dedicate ye ſiluer to ye Lord of mine hand for my ſonne, to make b a grauen and molten image. Now therefo-re I wil giue it thee againe.
4.And whẽ he had reſtored the money vnto his mother, his mother toke two hundreth ſhekels of ſiluer, and gaue them to the founder, which made thereof a grauẽ and molten image, and it was in the houſe of Micháh.
5.And this man Micháh had an houſe of gods, & made an * c Ephód, & * Teraphím, and * conſecrated one of his ſonnes, who was his Prieſt.
6.In thoſe daies there was no d King in Iſraél, but euerie man did that, which was good in his owne eies.
7.¶ There was alſo a yong mã out of Beth-léhem Iudáh, e of the familie of Iudáh: who was a Leuite, and ſoiourned there.
8.And the man departed out of the citie, euẽ out of Beth-léhem Iudáh, to dwel where he colde finde a place: and as he iourneied, he came to mount Ephráim to the houſe of Micháh.
9.And Micháh ſaid vnto him, Whence cómeſt thou? And the Leuite anſwered him, f I come from Beth-léhem Iudáh, and go to dwel where I may finde a place.
10.Then Micháh ſaid vnto him, Dwel wt me, and be vnto me a father and a Prieſt, and I wil giue thee ten ſhekels of ſiluer by yere, and a ſute of apparel, & thy meat and drinke. So the Leuite went in.
11.And the Leuite was content to dwel g wt the man, and the yong man was vnto him as one of his owne ſonnes.
12.And Micháh conſecrated the Leuite, & the yong man was his Prieſt, and was in the houſe of Micháh.
13.Then ſaid Micháh, Now I knowe that ye Lord wil be h good vnto me, ſeing I haue a Leuite to my Prieſt.

Notes

1:a.
Some thike this historie was in ye time of Othniel, or as Iosephus writeth, imme diatly after Ioshua.
3:b.
Contrary to the commandement of God and true religion practised vnder Ioshua, they forſoke ye Lord and fel to idolatrie.
5:*.
Chap. 8.27.
5:c.
He wolde serue bothe God & idoles.
5:*.
Gen. 31.19.
5:*.
Ebr. filled the hand of one.
6:d.
For where there is no magistrat fearing God, there can be no true religion, nor ordre
7:e.
Which Beth-léhem was in the tribe of Iudáh.
9:f.
For in those daies ye seruice of God was corrupt in all estates and the Leuites were not loked vnto.
11:g.
Not cõſidering that he forſoke ye true worſhiping of God for to mainteine his owne belly.
13:h.
Thus ye idolaters persuade thẽ selues of Gods fauour, when in deede he doeth detest thẽ.