Micah (of the hill country of Ephraim)
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Judges 17:1 names him: “There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.” At 17:2–4 he says to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears—behold, the silver is with me. I took it.” He restores the silver to his mother, and his mother gives two hundred pieces of silver to a silversmith, who makes a carved image and a molten image out of it; it is in the house of Micah. At 17:5 the man Micah has a house of gods, and he makes an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrates one of his sons, who becomes his priest. At 17:7–13 Micah consecrates the young Levite of Bethlehem Judah, who becomes his priest; then Micah says, “Now I know that the LORD will do good to me, since I have a Levite as my priest.” At 18:14–20 the five men who went to spy out the land go into Micah’s house and take the engraved image, the ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image, and the priest goes with the people. At 18:21–26 the men who are in the houses near Micah’s house overtake the children of Dan, and Micah says, “You have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and have gone away! What more do I have?” When Micah sees that the children of Dan are too strong for him, he turns and goes back to his house.
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- JDG 17:1–4, engwebp
1There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
2He said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears—behold, the silver is with me. I took it.” His mother said, “May the LORD bless my son!”
3He restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother, then his mother said, “I most certainly dedicate the silver to the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a carved image and a molten image. Now therefore I will restore it to you.”
4When he restored the money to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave them to a silversmith, who made a carved image and a molten image out of it. It was in the house of Micah.
- JDG 17:5–6, engwebp
5The man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
6In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.
- JDG 17:7–13, engwebp
7There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there.
8The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to live where he could find a place, and he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he traveled.
9Micah said to him, “Where did you come from?” He said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.”
10Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver per year, a suit of clothing, and your food.” So the Levite went in.
11The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
12Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
13Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will do good to me, since I have a Levite as my priest.”
- JDG 18:1–2, engwebp
1In those days there was no king in Israel. In those days the tribe of the Danites sought an inheritance to dwell in; for to that day, their inheritance had not fallen to them among the tribes of Israel.
2The children of Dan sent five men of their family from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to search it. They said to them, “Go, explore the land!” They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.
- JDG 18:3–6, engwebp
3When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite; so they went over there and said to him, “Who brought you here? What do you do in this place? What do you have here?”
4He said to them, “Thus and thus has Micah dealt with me, and he has hired me, and I have become his priest.”
5They said to him, “Please ask counsel of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.”
6The priest said to them, “Go in peace. Your way in which you go is before the LORD.”
- JDG 18:11–13, engwebp
11The family of the Danites set out from Zorah and Eshtaol with six hundred men armed with weapons of war.
12They went up and encamped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah. Therefore they call that place Mahaneh Dan to this day. Behold, it is behind Kiriath Jearim.
13They passed from there to the hill country of Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah.
- JDG 18:14–20, engwebp
14Then the five men who went to spy out the country of Laish answered and said to their brothers, “Do you know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a carved image, and a molten image? Now therefore consider what you have to do.”
15They went over there and came to the house of the young Levite man, even to the house of Micah, and asked him how he was doing.
16The six hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.
17The five men who went to spy out the land went up, and came in there, and took the engraved image, the ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men armed with weapons of war.
18When these went into Micah’s house, and took the engraved image, the ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
19They said to him, “Hold your peace, put your hand on your mouth, and go with us. Be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?”
20The priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, the teraphim, and the engraved image, and went with the people.
- JDG 18:21–26, engwebp
21So they turned and departed, and put the little ones, the livestock, and the goods before them.
22When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah’s house gathered together and overtook the children of Dan.
23As they called to the children of Dan, they turned their faces, and said to Micah, “What ails you, that you come with such a company?”
24He said, “You have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and have gone away! What more do I have? How can you ask me, ‘What ails you?’”
25The children of Dan said to him, “Don’t let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall on you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household.”
26The children of Dan went their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.
- JDG 18:27–29, engwebp
27They took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and unsuspecting, and struck them with the edge of the sword; then they burned the city with fire.
28There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone else; and it was in the valley that lies by Beth Rehob. They built the city and lived in it.
29They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel; however the name of the city used to be Laish.
- JDG 18:31, engwebp
31So they set up for themselves Micah’s engraved image which he made, and it remained all the time that God’s house was in Shiloh.
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There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
When he restored the money to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave them to a silversmith, who made a carved image and a molten image out of it. It was in the house of Micah.
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.
The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to live where he could find a place, and he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he traveled.
Micah said to him, “Where did you come from?” He said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.”
Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver per year, a suit of clothing, and your food.” So the Levite went in.
Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will do good to me, since I have a Levite as my priest.”
The children of Dan sent five men of their family from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to search it. They said to them, “Go, explore the land!” They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.
When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite; so they went over there and said to him, “Who brought you here? What do you do in this place? What do you have here?”
He said to them, “Thus and thus has Micah dealt with me, and he has hired me, and I have become his priest.”
They passed from there to the hill country of Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah.
They went over there and came to the house of the young Levite man, even to the house of Micah, and asked him how he was doing.
When these went into Micah’s house, and took the engraved image, the ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah’s house gathered together and overtook the children of Dan.
As they called to the children of Dan, they turned their faces, and said to Micah, “What ails you, that you come with such a company?”
The children of Dan went their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.
They took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and unsuspecting, and struck them with the edge of the sword; then they burned the city with fire.
So they set up for themselves Micah’s engraved image which he made, and it remained all the time that God’s house was in Shiloh.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Micah (of the hill country of Ephraim) (person-micah-ephraim) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/micah-ephraim Current wording: Judges 17:1 names him: “There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.” At 17:2–4 he says to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears—behold, the silver is with me. I took it.” He restores the silver to his mother, and his mother gives two hundred pieces of silver to a silversmith, who makes a carved image and a molten image out of it; it is in the house of Micah. At 17:5 the man Micah has a house of gods, and he makes an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrates one of his sons, who becomes his priest. At 17:7–13 Micah consecrates the young Levite of Bethlehem Judah, who becomes his priest; then Micah says, “Now I know that the LORD will do good to me, since I have a Levite as my priest.” At 18:14–20 the five men who went to spy out the land go into Micah’s house and take the engraved image, the ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image, and the priest goes with the people. At 18:21–26 the men who are in the houses near Micah’s house overtake the children of Dan, and Micah says, “You have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and have gone away! What more do I have?” When Micah sees that the children of Dan are too strong for him, he turns and goes back to his house. Cited evidence: JDG 17:1–4, engwebp / JDG 17:5–6, engwebp / JDG 17:7–13, engwebp / JDG 18:1–2, engwebp / JDG 18:3–6, engwebp / JDG 18:11–13, engwebp / JDG 18:14–20, engwebp / JDG 18:21–26, engwebp (and 2 more of 10) Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.