Judges 17

Gen Z: Judges 17

1So there was this dude from Mount Ephraim, name's Micah, no cap.

2He told his mom, "Yo, that 1100 shekels of silver you cursed about? I got it, I took it." Mom's like, "Bless up, my son!"

3After giving back the 1100 shekels, his mom was like, "I dedicated that cash to the Lord for you to make some sick idols, but now I’ll give it back."

4Still, he gave the money back to his mom; she took 200 shekels and gave it to the craftsman to make those idols, which were in Micah's crib.

5Micah had a whole house of gods, made an ephod and some teraphim, and even made one of his sons a priest.

6Back then, Israel had no king, so everyone was just doing their own thing, vibing however they felt.

7There was this young dude from Bethlehem-Judah, part of the fam of Judah, who was a Levite and was just chilling there.

8He bounced from Bethlehem-Judah, looking for a spot, and ended up at Micah's place in Mount Ephraim while he was on the move.

9Micah asked him, "Where you coming from?" He replied, "I’m a Levite from Bethlehem-Judah, just trying to find a place to chill."

10Micah was like, "Stay with me, be my father and priest, and I’ll hook you up with ten shekels a year, some fresh fits, and food." So the Levite moved in.

11The Levite was totally down to stay with Micah; he was like a son to him, fr.

12Micah made the Levite a priest, and the dude was living in Micah's house.

13Then Micah was like, "Now I know the Lord's gonna bless me, since I got a Levite as my priest."

KJV: Judges 17

1And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

2And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my son.

3And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the Lord from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.

4Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.

5And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

6In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

7And there was a young man out of Beth–lehem–judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.

8And the man departed out of the city from Beth–lehem–judah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.

9And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth–lehem–judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.

10And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.

11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.

12And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

13Then said Micah, Now know I that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

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