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Judges 17:1-2
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Judges 17:1-2
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III. Further Stories of the Tribes of Dan and Benjamin
Chapter 17
Micah and the Levite. 1 There was a man from the mountain region of Ephraim whose name was Micah. 2 [a]He said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you pronounced a curse and even said it in my hearing—I have that silver. I took it. So now I will restore it to you.” Then his mother said, “May my son be blessed by the Lord!”
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- 17:2 The narrator picks up the story after a number of events, including a theft and a mother’s curse, have already taken place.
Judges 17:1-2
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Judges 17:1-2
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Micah’s Idols
17 Now a man named Micah(A) from the hill country of Ephraim 2 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!”
Footnotes
- Judges 17:2 That is, about 28 pounds or about 13 kilograms
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