Judges 17:5

Easy To Read Version

Micah had a temple for worshiping idols. He made an ephod [128] and some house idols. Then Micah chose one of his sons to be his priest. (

Cross References

Genesis 31:19

At this time, Laban was gone to cut the wool from his sheep. While he was gone, Rachel went into his house and stole the false gods that belonged to her father.

Genesis 31:30

I know that you want to go back to your home. That is why you left. But why did you steal the gods from my house?”

1 Kings 12:31

Jeroboam also built temples at the high places. [158] He also chose priests from among the different family groups of Israel. (He did not choose priests only from the family group of Levi.)

1 Kings 12:32

And King Jeroboam started a new holiday. This holiday was like the {Passover} Festival in Judah. But this holiday was on the 15th day of the eighth month {not the 15th day of the first month}. During that time the king offered sacrifices on the altar in the city of Bethel. And he made the sacrifices to the calves that he had made. King Jeroboam also chose priests in Bethel to serve at the high places that he made.

Ezra 1:7

Also, King Cyrus brought out the things that belonged in the Lord’s temple. Nebuchadnezzar had taken those things away from Jerusalem. Nebuchadnezzar had put those things in his temple where he kept his false gods.

Exodus 24:5

Then Moses sent young men of Israel to offer sacrifices. [156] These men offered bulls to the Lord as burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.

Exodus 28:15

“Make the Judgment Pouch [245] for the high priest. Skilled workers should make this pouch like they made the Ephod. [246] They must use gold threads, fine linen, [247] and blue, purple, and red yarn.

Exodus 28:4

These are the clothes the men should make: the Judgment Pouch, [237] the Ephod, [238] a blue robe, a white woven robe, a turban [239] and a sash (belt). The men must make these special clothes for your brother Aaron and his sons. Then Aaron and his sons can serve me as priests.

Exodus 29:9

Then tie sashes (belts) around their waists. Give them the special hats to wear. At that time they will begin to be priests. They will be priests because of the special law that will continue forever. This is the way you will make Aaron and his sons priests.

Isaiah 44:13

Another worker uses his stringline {\cf2\super [393]} and compass {\cf2\super [394]} to draw lines on the wood. \{This shows where he should cut\}. Then the man uses his chisels {\cf2\super [395]} and cuts a statue from the wood. He uses his calipers {\cf2\super [396]} to measure the statue. This way, the worker makes the wood look exactly like a man. And this statue of a man does nothing but sit in its house.

Ezekiel 21:21

This shows that the king of Babylon \{is planning the way he wants to attack that area\}. The king of Babylon has come to the place where the two roads separate. The king of Babylon has used \{magic\} signs to find the future. He shook some arrows. He asked questions from family idols. He looked at the liver {\cf2\super [161]} \{from an animal he killed\}.

Ezekiel 21:26

The Lord my Master says these things, “Take off the turban! {\cf2\super [163]} Take off the crown! The time has come to change. The important leaders will be brought low. And people that are not important now will become important leaders.

Hosea 3:4

In the same way, the people of Israel will continue many days without a king or a leader. They will be without a sacrifice or a memorial stone. {\cf2\super [29]} They will be without an ephod {\cf2\super [30]} or a household god.

Hosea 8:14

Israel built kings’ houses.\par But it forgot its Maker!\par Now Judah builds fortresses. {\cf2\super [83]} \par But I will send a fire on Judah’s cities.\par And the fire will destroy its fortresses!”\par

Numbers 3:10

“Appoint Aaron and his sons to be priests. They must do their duty and serve as priests. Any other person who tries to come near the holy things [30] must be killed.”

Hebrews 5:4

To be a high priest {\cf2\super [38]} is an honor. But no person chooses himself for this work. That person must be called by God like Aaron {\cf2\super [39]} was.

Judges 17:4

But Micah gave the silver back to his mother. So she took about 5 pounds [126] of the silver and gave them to a silversmith. [127] The silversmith used the silver to make a statue covered with silver. The statue was put in Micah’s house.

Judges 18:14

So the five men that had explored the land around Laish spoke. They said to their relatives, “There is an ephod [136] in one of these houses. And there are also household gods, a carved statue, and a silver idol. You know what to do—{go get them}.”

Judges 18:24

Micah answered, “You men from Dan took my idols. I made those idols for myself. You have also taken my priest. What do I have left now? How can you ask me, ‘What’s the problem?’”

Judges 18:30

The people of the family group of Dan set up the idol in the city of Dan. They made Jonathan son of Gershom their priest. Gershom was the son of Moses. [140] Jonathan and his sons were priests for the family group of Dan until the time when the Israelite people were taken into captivity.

Judges 8:27

Gideon used the gold to make an ephod. [72] He put the ephod in his home town, the town called Ophrah. All the people of Israel worshiped the ephod. In this way, the people of Israel were not faithful to God—they worshiped the ephod. [73] The ephod became a trap that caused Gideon and his family to sin.

1 Samuel 19:13

Michal took the household god and put clothes on it. Then she put that statue in the bed. She also put goats’ hair on its head.

1 Samuel 23:6

(When Abiathar ran away to David, Abiathar took an ephod [190] with him.)