Judges 17:2

Modern English Version

He said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you, on which you put a curse, even speaking the curse in my ears—behold, the silver with me. I took it.” Then his mother said, “May the Lord bless my son!”

Cross References

Genesis 14:19

And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth;

Nehemiah 13:25

So I confronted them and cursed them. Some of the men I beat. Others, I plucked out their hair. Also, I made them swear an oath by God and said to them, “You shall neither give your daughters to their sons, nor marry their daughters to your sons or to yourselves.

Psalm 10:3

For the wicked boasts of his soul’s desire, and blesses the greedy and despises the Lord.

Exodus 20:7

You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold guiltless anyone who takes His name in vain.

Proverbs 28:24

He who robs his father or his mother and says, “It is no transgression,” is a companion to a destroyer.

Jeremiah 48:10

Cursed be he who does the work of the Lord negligently, and cursed be he who keeps back his sword from blood.

Matthew 26:74

Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and he swore, “I do not know the Man.” Then immediately a cock crowed.

Romans 9:3

For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers, my kinsmen by race,

1 Corinthians 16:22

If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. Come, O Lord!

Deuteronomy 27:16

“Cursed is he who disrespects his father or his mother.” And all the people shall say, “Amen.”

2 John 1:11

For whoever greets him takes part in his evil deeds.

Judges 17:1

There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah.

Judges 17:3

Then he returned the eleven hundred silver coins to his mother. His mother said, “I certainly consecrated the silver to the Lord, for my son to make a carved idol and a metal idol, so now I return it to you.”

Judges 5:23

Curse Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, curse its inhabitants, for they did not come to the aid of the Lord, to the aid of the Lord against the mighty warriors.

Ruth 3:10

He said, “May you be blessed of the Lord, my daughter. You have shown your last act of kindness to be greater than the first, because you have not pursued young men, whether poor or rich.

1 Samuel 14:24

Now Israel’s fighting men were distressed that day, for Saul had placed the people under a curse, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before it is evening, and I have been avenged on my enemies.” So none of the people tasted any food.

1 Samuel 14:28

Then one of the people answered, and said, “Your father surely made the people swear, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats any food this day.’ ” And the people were weary.

1 Samuel 15:13

Samuel came to Saul. And Saul said to him, “Blessed are you of the Lord. I have carried out the word of the Lord.”

1 Samuel 23:21

Saul said, “Blessed are you of the Lord, for you have had compassion on me.

1 Samuel 26:19

Now please let my lord king hear the words of his servant. If the Lord has stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering. But if it was the sons of men, cursed are they before the Lord. For they have driven me today from having a share in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’