5 This man Micah had his own sanctuary. He made a priestly vest and divine images and appointed one of his sons to be his personal priest.
6 In those days there was no king in Israel; each person did what they thought to be right.
7 Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, from the area of the Judahite clan. He was a Levite residing there as an immigrant.
8 The man left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to settle as an immigrant wherever he could find a place. He came to Micah’s house in the Ephraim highlands while he was making his way.
9 "Where are you from?" Micah asked him.He replied, "I’m a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I’m looking to settle as an immigrant anywhere I can find a place."
10 So Micah said to him, "Stay with me and be a father and a priest to me, and I’ll give you ten pieces of silver a year, a set of clothes, and your basic needs."
11 The Levite agreed to stay with him; and the young man became like one of his own sons.