3 Micah gave the 28 pounds of silver to his mother. Then she said, “I will give this silver to the Lord. I will have my son make a carved idol and an idol of melted silver. So I will give the silver back to you.”
4 So he gave the silver back to his mother. She took about 5 pounds of the silver and gave it to a silversmith. He used it to make a carved idol and an idol of melted silver. The idols were put in Micah’s house.
5 Micah had a temple for worshiping idols. He made a vest for a priest and some household idols. Then Micah chose one of his sons to be his priest.
6 At that time the Israelites did not have a king. So everyone did what he thought was right.
7 There was a young man who was a Levite. He was from the city of Bethlehem in the land of Judah. He had been living with the people of Judah.
8 He left Bethlehem to look for another place to live. On his way he came to Micah’s house. It was in the mountains of Ephraim.
9 Micah asked him, “Where have you come from?”He answered, “I’m a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah. I’m looking for a place to live.”