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3-4 Micah returned the silver to his mother, and she said, “I give this silver to the Lord, so my son can use it to make an idol.” Turning to her son, she said, “Micah, now the silver belongs to you.”

But Micah handed it back to his mother. She took 200 pieces[a] of the silver and gave them to a silver worker, who made them into an idol.[b] They kept the idol in Micah's house. He had a shrine for worshiping God there at his home, and he had made some idols and a sacred priestly vest. Micah chose one of his own sons to be the priest for his shrine.

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Footnotes

  1. 17.3,4 200 pieces: About 2.3 kilograms.
  2. 17.3,4 idol: Probably carved from wood and covered with the silver.

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