Judges 17:5 “Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some househo…”

Judges 17:5

Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

The man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

American Standard Version

And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

Geneva Bible 1599

And this man Michah had an house of gods, and made an Ephod, and Teraphim, and cosecrated one of his sonnes, who was his Priest.

Darby Translation

And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

Young's Literal Translation

As to the man Micah, he hath a house of gods, and he maketh an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrateth the hand of one of his sons, and he is to him for a priest;

Bible in Basic English

And the man Micah had a house of gods; and he made an ephod and family gods and put one of his sons in the position of priest.

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Cross references

“an house of gods”

Genesis 31:30 Judges 18:24 Ezra 1:7 Hosea 8:14

Genesis 31:30 · BSB

Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”

Judges 18:24 · BSB

He replied, “You took the gods I had made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”

Ezra 1:7 · BSB

King Cyrus also brought out the articles belonging to the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the temple of his gods.

Hosea 8:14 · BSB

Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels.

“ephod”

Judges 8:27 Judges 18:14 Exodus 28:15 Exodus 28:4 1 Samuel 23:6

Judges 8:27 · BSB

From all this Gideon made an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.

Judges 18:14 · BSB

Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their brothers, “Did you know that one of these houses has an ephod, household gods, a graven image, and a molten idol? Now think about what you should…

Exodus 28:15 · BSB

You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.

Exodus 28:4 · BSB

These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as pr…

1 Samuel 23:6 · BSB

(Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)

“teraphim”

Genesis 31:19 Hosea 3:4

Genesis 31:19 · BSB

Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.

Hosea 3:4 · BSB

For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.

“consecrated”

Exodus 29:9 Hebrews 5:4 1 Kings 12:31 1 Kings 13:33 1 Kings 13:34

Exodus 29:9 · BSB

Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.

Hebrews 5:4 · BSB

No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.

1 Kings 12:31 · BSB

Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites.

1 Kings 13:33 · BSB

Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places.

1 Kings 13:34 · BSB

And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.

“his sons”

Exodus 24:5

Exodus 24:5 · BSB

Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into a graven image and a molten idol. And they were placed in the house of Micah.

6In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

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