3. Micah gave the twenty-eight pounds of silver to his mother. Then she said, “I will give this silver to the Lord. I will have my son make an idol and a statue. So I will give the silver back to you.”
4. When he gave the silver back to his mother, she took about five pounds and gave it to a silversmith. With it he made an idol and a statue, which stood in Micah’s house.
5. Micah had a special holy place, and he made a holy vest and some household idols. Then Micah chose one of his sons to be his priest.
6. At that time Israel did not have a king, so everyone did what seemed right.
7. There was a young man who was a Levite from the city of Bethlehem in Judah who was from the people of Judah.