English Bible Presentation Sharing - Judges Book, chapter 17, verse 47 in Nlv Version

Judges 17 : 1 (NLV)

There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah.

Judges 17 : 2 (NLV)

He said to his mother, "There were 1,100 pieces of silver taken from you. And I heard you pray that the robber would be cursed. See, the silver is with me. I took it." His mother said, "May the Lord bring good to you, my son."

Judges 17 : 3 (NLV)

He returned the 1,100 pieces of silver to his mother. And she said, "I set apart all the silver from my hand to the Lord for my son. It is to be used in making an object to look like a god. So I will return the silver to you."

Judges 17 : 4 (NLV)

When he returned the silver to his mother, she gave 200 pieces to the man who works with silver. He made them into an object to look like a god for Micah's house.

Judges 17 : 5 (NLV)

The man Micah had a special building where gods were worshiped. He made a holy vest and gods for the house. And he set apart one of his sons to be his religious leader.

Judges 17 : 6 (NLV)

There was no king in Israel in those days. Each man did what he thought was right.

Judges 17 : 7 (NLV)

Now there was a young man of Bethlehem in Judah. He was a Levite, of the family of Judah, and he was staying there.

Judges 17 : 8 (NLV)

He left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to find a place to live. As he traveled he came to the house of Micah in the hill country of Ephraim.

Judges 17 : 9 (NLV)

Micah said to him, "Where do you come from?" He answered, "I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah. I am going to stay where I may find a place."

Judges 17 : 10 (NLV)

Then Micah said to him, "Live with me. Be a father and a religious leader to me. I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, new clothes, and your living." So the Levite went in.

Judges 17 : 11 (NLV)

The Levite agreed to live with the man. And the young man was like a son to Micah.

Judges 17 : 12 (NLV)

So Micah set apart the Levite. The young man became his religious leader and lived in Micah's house.

Judges 17 : 13 (NLV)

Then Micah said, "Now I know that the Lord will bring good to me because I have a Levite as my religious leader."