Bible Chapter Summary
Judges 17 Summary
Micah's Idols and Hired Priest
A man of Ephraim named Micah restores stolen silver to his mother, who dedicates it to make a graven and molten image. Micah sets up a shrine with an ephod and teraphim and consecrates one of his sons as priest. A wandering Levite from Bethlehem-judah comes by, and Micah hires him as his personal priest, believing the LORD will now bless him. The narrator notes that in those days there was no king in Israel, and every man did what was right in his own eyes.
Key themes
Key verses
Judges 17:6
“In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”
Judges 17:13
“Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.”
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