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When Micah returned the silver to his mother, she took 200 pieces of the silver and gave it to a silversmith. He made a carved idol and a metal idol. Both were placed in Micah’s home. Micah owned a shrine. He also made an ephod [a] and household idols. He ordained one of his sons to be his priest. In those days Israel didn’t have a king. Everyone did whatever he considered right.

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Footnotes

  1. 17:5 Ephod   is a technical term for a part of the priest’s clothes. Its exact usage and shape are unknown.

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