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Judges 17:5–6

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5Now this man Micah had a shrine,e and he made an ephodf and some household godsg and installedh one of his sons as his priest.i 6In those days Israel had no king;j everyone did as they saw fit.k

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  1. eIsa 44:13; Eze 8:10
  2. fSee Jdg 8:27
  3. gSee Ge 31:19
  4. hSee Nu 16:10
  5. iSee Ex 29:9
  6. jJdg 18:1; 19:1; 21:25
  7. kSee Dt 12:8

In other versions

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.

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.