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Bishops' [1568], The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe (Imprinted... by Richarde Iugge [etc.], LONDON) [word count] [B08000].
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¶2; The .xvii. Chapter. 3. Micahs mother according to her vowe made her sonne two idoles. 5. He made his sonne a priest for his idoles. 10. And after he hired a Leuite. A   


1   There was a man of mount Ephraim, named Micah.


2   And he sayde vnto his mother: The seuen hundred note siluerlynges that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest it in myne eares, behold the syluer is with me, I toke it away. And his mother sayd: Blessed be thou my sonne, in the Lorde.


3   And when he had restored the leuen hundreth syluerlynges to his mother, his mother sayde: I had dedicated the syluer vnto the Lorde of myne hande for thee my sonne, that thou shouldest make a grauen and moulten note image: Now therfore I will geue it thee agayne.


4   And when he restored the money vnto his mother, his mother toke two hundreth syluerlynges, and gaue them the founder, which made therof a grauen

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Micahs idol. moulten image, and it was in the house of Micah.


5   And the man Micah had an house of goddes, and made an note Ephod and note Theraphim, and note consecrated one of his sonnes, which became his prieste.


6   In those dayes there was no kyng in Israel, but euery man dyd that which was good in his owne eyes. B   


7   And there was a young man out of Bethlehem Iuda, of the kynred of Iuda, which young man was a Leuite, ∧ soiourned there.


8   And the man departed out of the citie of Bethlehem Iuda, to go dwell where he coulde fynde [a conuenient place]: And he came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah as he iourneyed.


9   And Micah sayde vnto him: Whence c&obar;mest thou? The Leuite aunswered hym: I am of Bethlehem Iuda, and go to dwell where I may note fynde [a place].


10   And Micah sayde agayne vnto hym: Dwell with me, and be vnto me a father and a prieste, and I will geue thee ten syluerlynges by yere, two garmentes, and thy meate and dryncke. So the Leuite went in.


11   And þe; Leuite was note content to dwell with the man, and was vnto hym as one of his owne sonnes.


12   And Micah consecrated the Leuite, ∧ the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.


13   Then sayde Micah: Now I am sure that the Lord will be note good vnto me, seing I haue a Leuite to my prieste.
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Bishops' [1568], The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe (Imprinted... by Richarde Iugge [etc.], LONDON) [word count] [B08000].
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