3. And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had completely dedicated the silver unto the Lord from my hand for thee, my son, to make thee a graven image and a molten image; now therefore, I will restore it unto thee.
4. After the money was restored unto her, his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image, which was set up in the house of Micah.
5. And the man Micah had a brothel of idolatry, {Heb. house of gods}, and made an ephod and teraphim {the vessels, clothing and instruments pertaining to idol worship} and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
6. In those days there was no king in Israel; each one did that which was right in his own eyes.
7. And there was a young man out of Bethlehem of Judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
8. And the man had departed out of the city from Bethlehem of Judah to sojourn where he could find a place, and he came to Mount Ephraim to the house of Micah as he journeyed.
9. And Micah said unto him, From where hast thou come? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehem of Judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
10. Then Micah said unto him, Dwell with me and be a father and a priest unto me, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year and the ordinary apparel and thy food. So the Levite went in.