Judges 17:2

1 Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim

said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”

3 And when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I wholly dedicate the silver to the LORD for my son’s benefit, to make a graven image and a molten idol. Therefore I will now return it to you.”

4 So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into a graven image and a molten idol. And they were placed in the house of Micah.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”
KJV
And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.
WEB
He said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears—behold, the silver is with me. I took it.” His mother said, “May the LORD bless my son!”
ASV
And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred [pieces] of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou didst utter a curse, and didst also speak it in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be my son of Jehovah.
DARBY
And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred silver-pieces that were taken from thee, and about which thou didst curse and speak of in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be my son of Jehovah!
BLB
And he said to his mother, “The thousand and a hundred [shekels] of silver that were taken from you, and on which you put a curse, and even saying it in my ears, here [is] the silver with me. I took it.” And his mother said, “Blessed [is] my son of YHWH!”
ÅB
Han sa til sin mor: De elleve hundre sekel sølv[^1] som ble tatt fra deg, og som du har uttalt forbannelse over, så også jeg hørte på det - disse penger er hos meg; det er jeg som har tatt dem. Da sa hans mor: Velsignet være du, min sønn, av Herren!
OTB
Han sa til sin mor: «De elleve hundre sølvstykkene som ble tatt fra deg, som du uttalte en forbannelse over og talte om i mitt nærvær, se, jeg har sølvet; jeg tok det.» Hans mor svarte: «Velsignet være min sønn av Herren.»
B1930
Han sa til sin mor: De elleve hundre sekel sølv som blev tatt fra dig, og som du har uttalt forbannelse over, så også jeg hørte på det - disse penger er hos mig; det er jeg som har tatt dem. Da sa hans mor: Velsignet være du, min sønn, av Herren! / < DMR 16, 5.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Nehemiah 13:25

    I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!

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  • Ruth 3:10

    Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

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  • Matthew 26:74

    At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.

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  • 2 John 1:11

    Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.

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  • 1 Samuel 23:21

    “May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.

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  • 1 Samuel 14:24

    Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.

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  • Psalms 10:3

    For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

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  • Judges 5:23

    ‘Curse Meroz,’ says the angel of the LORD. ‘Bitterly curse her inhabitants; for they did not come to help the LORD, to help the LORD against the mighty.’

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