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The man Micah had a shrine, and made an ephod and household idols; and he consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
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In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
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Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah; he was a Levite, and was staying there.
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The man departed from the city of Bethlehem in Judah to stay wherever he could find a place. Then he came to the mountains of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
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And Micah said to him, "Where do you come from?" So he said to him, "I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am on my way to find a place to stay."
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Micah said to him, "Dwell with me, and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your sustenance." So the Levite went in.
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Then the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became like one of his sons to him.
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So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and lived in the house of Micah.
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Then Micah said, "Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, since I have a Levite as priest!"