1. There was a man named Micah from the mountain region of Ephraim.
2. He told his mother, “You were upset about the 1,100 pieces of silver that were taken from you. I even heard you put a curse on them. Here’s the silver. I took it!”His mother said, “The Lord bless you, my son!”
3. So Micah gave the 1,100 pieces of silver back to his mother. Then his mother said, “I dedicate this silver to the Lord for my son’s benefit. I want to make a carved idol and a metal idol. So now I’m giving the silver back to you.”
4. When Micah returned the silver to his mother, she took 200 pieces of the silver and gave it to a silversmith. He made a carved idol and a metal idol. Both were placed in Micah’s home.
5. Micah owned a shrine. He also made an ephod and household idols. He ordained one of his sons to be his priest.