So when he restored the money to his mother, his mother (A)took 200 pieces of silver and gave it to the silversmith, who made it into a carved image and a metal image. And it was in the house of Micah. And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made (B)an ephod and (C)household gods, and (D)ordained[a] one of his sons, who became his priest. (E)In those days there was no king in Israel. (F)Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

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  1. Judges 17:5 Hebrew filled the hand of; also verse 12

So after he returned the silver to his mother, she took two hundred shekels[a] of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who used them to make the idol.(A) And it was put in Micah’s house.

Now this man Micah had a shrine,(B) and he made an ephod(C) and some household gods(D) and installed(E) one of his sons as his priest.(F) In those days Israel had no king;(G) everyone did as they saw fit.(H)

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  1. Judges 17:4 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms