"For the kingof Babylonstandsat the partingof the way,at the headof the twoways,to usedivination;he shakesthe arrows,he consultsthe householdidols,he looksat the liver.
When Labanhad goneto shearhis flock,then Rachelstolethe householdidolsthat were her father's.
"Nowyou have indeedgoneaway becauseyou longedgreatlyfor your father'shouse;[but] whydid you stealmy gods?"
Moreover,Josiahremovedthe mediumsand the spiritistsand the teraphimand the idolsand allthe abominationsthat were seenin the landof Judahand in Jerusalem,that he might confirmthe wordsof the lawwhich were writtenin the bookthat Hilkiahthe priestfoundin the houseof the LORD.
A divinedecisionis in the lipsof the king;His mouthshould not errin judgment.
The lotis castinto the lap,But its everydecisionis from the LORD.
The king'sheartis [like] channelsof waterin the handof the LORD;He turnsit whereverHe wishes.
For the sonsof Israelwill remainfor manydayswithoutkingor prince,withoutsacrificeor [sacred] pillarand withoutephodor householdidols.
My peopleconsulttheir woodenidol, and their [diviner's] wandinformsthem; For a spiritof harlotryhas led[them] astray,And they have playedthe harlot,[departing] from their God.
For the teraphimspeakiniquity,And the divinersseelyingvisionsAnd tellfalse~dreams;They comfortin vain.Therefore[the people] wanderlikesheep,They are afflicted,becausethereis noshepherd.
So the eldersof Moaband the eldersof Midiandepartedwith the [fees for] divinationin their hand;and they cameto Balaamand repeatedBalak'swordsto him.
"For there is noomenagainst Jacob,Noris there any divinationagainst Israel;At the proper timeit shall be saidto JacobAnd to Israel,whatGodhas done!
So BalaktookBalaamto the topof Peorwhich overlooksthe wasteland.
Gothereforeto the mainhighways,and as manyas you find[there], inviteto the wedding feast.'
It happenedthat as we were goingto the place of prayer,a slave-girlhavinga spiritof divinationmetus, whowas bringingher mastersmuchprofitby fortune-telling.
"There shall not be foundamong you anyone who makes his sonor his daughterpassthrough the fire,one who usesdivination,one who practiceswitchcraft,or one who interpretsomens,or a sorcerer,
And the manMicahhad a shrineand he madean ephodand householdidolsand consecratedoneof his sons,that he might becomehis priest.
Then the fivemenwho wentto spyout the countryof Laishsaidto their kinsmen,"Do you knowthat thereare in thesehousesan ephodand householdidolsand a gravenimageand a moltenimage?Nowtherefore, considerwhatyou should do."
Now the fivemenwho wentto spyout the landwentup [and] enteredthere,[and] tookthe gravenimageand the ephodand householdidolsand the moltenimage,while the prieststoodby the entranceof the gatewith the sixhundredmenarmedwith weaponsof war.
When thesewentinto Micah'shouseand tookthe gravenimage,the ephodand householdidolsand the moltenimage,the priestsaidto them, "Whatare you doing?"
The priest'sheartwas glad,and he tookthe ephodand householdidolsand the gravenimageand wentamongthe people.
He said,"You have takenaway my godswhichI made,and the priest,and have goneaway, and whatdo I have besides?So howcan you sayto me, 'Whatis [the matter] with you?'"
"For rebellionis as the sinof divination,And insubordinationis as iniquityand idolatry.Becauseyou have rejectedthe wordof the LORD,He has also rejectedyou from [being] king."
