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Micah's idols

17 There was a man who lived in the hill country of Ephraim. His name was Micah. He said to his mother, ‘I know about the 1,100 pieces of silver that somebody took from you. You cursed the person who had robbed you and I heard you. Look! Here are the pieces of silver. I took them myself. But now I am giving them back to you.’

His mother said, ‘Thank you, my son. I pray that the Lord will bless you.’

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Micah’s Idols

17 Now a man named Micah(A) from the hill country of Ephraim said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels[a] of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have that silver with me; I took it.”

Then his mother said, “The Lord bless you,(B) my son!”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 17:2 That is, about 28 pounds or about 13 kilograms