Judges 17:5

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“Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.”

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BSBPD

“Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“As to the man Micah, he hath a house of gods, and he maketh an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrateth the hand of one of his sons, and he is to him for a priest;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 17:5 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 31:19Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.
  2. Genesis 31:30Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”
  3. Exodus 24:5Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD.
  4. Exodus 28:4These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.
  5. Exodus 28:15You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
  6. Exodus 29:9Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.
  7. Judges 8:27From all this Gideon made an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.
  8. Judges 18:14Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their brothers, “Did you know that one of these houses has an ephod, household gods, a graven image, and a molten idol? Now think about what you should do.”
  9. Judges 18:24He replied, “You took the gods I had made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”
  10. 1 Samuel 19:13Then Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment.
  11. 1 Samuel 23:6(Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)
  12. 1 Kings 12:31Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites.
  13. 1 Kings 12:32And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up, and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up.
  14. 1 Kings 13:33Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places.
  15. Ezra 1:7King Cyrus also brought out the articles belonging to the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the temple of his gods.
  16. Ezekiel 21:26This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted.
  17. Hosea 3:4For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
  18. Hosea 8:14Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels.
  19. Hebrews 5:4No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.

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