⁵And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ^gephod, and ^hteraphim, and ^†consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. ⁶In ⁱthose days there was no king in Israel, ^kbut every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

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gch. 8:27. & 18:14, 17, &c.
hSee Gen. 31:19 marg.
†Heb. filled the hand. See Ex. 29:9 marg. So ver. 12. 1 Kin. 13:33.
ich. 18:1. & 19:1. & 21:25.
k Deut. 12:8. ch. 21:25.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household gods, and ordained one of his sons, who became his priest. In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and installed one of his sons to be his priest. In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did whatever seemed right to him.

NLTNew Living Translation

Micah set up a shrine for the idol, and he made a sacred ephod and some household idols. Then he installed one of his sons as his personal priest.

In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The man Micah had for himself a shrine, and he made an ephod and teraphim, and he appointed one of his sons who became a priest for him. In those days there was no king in Israel, and each one did what was right in his own eyes.