Judges 17:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He returned the 1,100 pieces of silver to his mother, and his mother said, ‘I personally consecrate the silver to the Lord for my son’s benefit to make a carved image and a silver idol. I will give it back to you.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He restored the 1,100 shekels of silver to his mother, and she said, I had truly dedicated the silver to the Lord from my hand for my son to make a graven image and a molten image; now therefore, I will restore it to you. American Standard Version (1901) And he restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother; and his mother said, I verily dedicate the silver unto Jehovah from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee. Common English Bible When he gave the eleven hundred pieces of silver back to his mother, she said, “I wholeheartedly devote this silver to the LORD, to be made into a sculpted image and a molded image for my son.” Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, he restored them to his mother. And she said to him: "I have consecrated and vowed this silver to the Lord, so that my son would receive it from my hand, and would make a molten idol and a graven image. And now I deliver it to you." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So he restored them to his mother, who said to him: I have consecrated and vowed this silver to the Lord, that my son may receive it at my hand, and make a graven and a molten god. So now I deliver it to thee. |
Manasseh set up a carved image of the idol, which he had made, in God’s temple that God had spoken about to David and his son Solomon: ‘I will establish my name for ever , in this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.
Do not make gods of silver to rival me; do not make gods of gold for yourselves.
Do not make an idol for yourself, whether in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth.
Then you will defile your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, and call them filth.
One person slaughters an ox, another kills a person; one person sacrifices a lamb, another breaks a dog’s neck; one person offers a grain offering, another offers pig’s blood; one person offers incense, another praises an idol – all these have chosen their ways and delight in their abhorrent practices.
They are both stupid and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!
Do not turn to worthless idols or make cast images of gods for yourselves; I am the Lord your God.
They will ban you from the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service to God.
Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn their Asherah poles, cut down the carved images of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.
“The person who makes a carved idol or cast image, which is detestable to the Lord, the work of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret is cursed.” And all the people will reply, “Amen! ”
Then Micah said, ‘Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.’
He said to his mother, ‘The 1,100 pieces of silver taken from you, and that I heard you place a curse on #– #here’s the silver. I took it.’ Then his mother said, ‘My son, may you be blessed by the Lord! ’
So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took 2.5 kilograms of silver and gave it to a silversmith. He made it into a carved image and a silver idol, and it was in Micah’s house.
The Danites set up the carved image for themselves. Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the Danite tribe until the time of the exile from the land.
Then they said to him, ‘Please enquire of God for us to determine if we will have a successful journey.’