Cross Reference JUDGES 17:5 AND THE MAN MICAH HAD AN HOUSE OF GODS AND MADE AN EPHOD AND TERAPHIM AND CONSECRATED ONE OF HIS SONS WHO BECAME HIS PRIEST

{Judges 17:5} And the man 376 Micah 4318 had an house 1004 of gods, 430 and made 6213 z8799 an ephod, 646 and teraphim, 8655 and consecrated 4390 3027 z8762 x853 one 259 of his sons, 1121 x4480 who became x1961 his priest. 3548

an house of gods:
or, as baith Elohim may also signify, "a house of God." "And he said,ª ° Ye have taken awayª °¹ my godsª which¹ I made,ª ° and the priest,ª and ye are gone away:² °¹ and what¹ have I more?¹ and what¹ [is] this¹ [that] ye sayª ° unto¹ me, What¹ aileth thee?" {Jdg 18:24} + "And now,¹ [though] thou wouldest needs² ° be gone,ª ° because¹ thou sore² ° longedstª ° after thy father'sª house,ª [yet] wherefore¹ hast thou stolenª °¹ my gods?ª" {Gen 31:30} + "Also Cyrusª the kingª brought forthª °¹ the vesselsª of the houseª of the LORD,ª which¹ Nebuchadnezzarª had brought forthª ° out of Jerusalem,ª ¹ and had putª ° them in the houseª of his gods;ª" {Ezr 1:7} + "For Israelª hath forgottenª °¹ his Maker,ª ° and buildethª ° temples;ª and Judahª hath multipliedª ° fencedª ° cities:ª but I will sendª ° a fireª upon his cities,ª and it shall devourª ° the palacesª thereof." {Hsa 8:14}

ephod:
"And Gideonª madeª ° an ephodª thereof, and putª ° it in his city,ª [even] in Ophrah:ª and all¹ Israelª went thither a whoringª °¹ afterª it: which thing became¹ a snareª unto Gideon,ª and to his house.ª" {Jdg 8:27} + "Then answeredª ° the fiveª men² ¹ that wentª ° to spy outª °¹ the countryª of Laish,ª and saidª ° unto¹ their brethren,ª Do ye knowª ° that¹ there isª in these¹ housesª an ephod,ª and teraphim,ª and a graven image,ª and a molten image?ª now¹ therefore considerª ° what¹ ye have to do.ª °" {Jdg 18:14} + "And these¹ [are] the garmentsª which¹ they shall make;ª ° a breastplate,ª and an ephod,ª and a robe,ª and a broideredª coat,ª a mitre,ª and a girdle:ª and they shall makeª ° holyª garmentsª for Aaronª thy brother,ª and his sons,ª that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.ª °" {Exd 28:4} + "And thou shalt makeª ° the breastplateª of judgmentª with cunningª ° work;ª after the workª of the ephodª thou shalt makeª ° it; [of] gold,ª [of] blue,ª and [of] purple,ª and [of] scarlet,ª ª and [of] fine twined² ° linen,ª ¹ shalt thou makeª ° it." {Exd 28:15} + "And it came to pass,¹ when Abiatharª the sonª of Ahimelechª fledª ° to¹ Davidª to Keilah,ª [that] he came downª ° [with] an ephodª in his hand.ª" {1Sm 23:6}

teraphim:
"And Labanª wentª ° to shearª °¹ his sheep:ª and Rachelª had stolenª °¹ the imagesª that¹ [were] her father's.ª" {Gen 31:19} + "And now,¹ [though] thou wouldest needs² ° be gone,ª ° because¹ thou sore² ° longedstª ° after thy father'sª house,ª [yet] wherefore¹ hast thou stolenª °¹ my gods?ª" {Gen 31:30} *marg. "For¹ the childrenª of Israelª shall abideª ° manyª daysª without¹ a king,ª and without¹ a prince,ª and without¹ a sacrifice,ª and without¹ an image,ª and without¹ an ephod,ª and [without] teraphim:ª" {Hsa 3:4}

consecrated:
Heb. filled the hand, "And thou shalt girdª ° them with girdles,ª Aaronª and his sons,ª and putª ° the bonnetsª on them: and the priest's officeª shall be¹ theirs for a perpetualª statute:ª and thou shalt consecrateª ª ° Aaronª and his sons.ª" {Exd 29:9} + "And he madeª °¹ an houseª of high places,ª and madeª ° priestsª of the lowestª ¹ of the people,ª which¹ were¹ not¹ of the sonsª ¹ of Levi.ª" {1Kg 12:31} + "Afterª this¹ thingª Jeroboamª returnedª ° not¹ from his evil² way,ª ¹ ¹ but madeª ° againª ° of the lowestª ¹ of the peopleª priestsª of the high places:ª whosoever would,ª he consecratedª ª °¹ him, and he became¹ [one] of the priestsª of the high places.ª ... And this¹ thingª became¹ sinª unto the houseª of Jeroboam,ª even to cut [it] off,ª ° and to destroyª ° [it] from off¹ ¹ the faceª of the earth.ª" {1Kg 13:33-34} + "Andª no² manª ¹ takethª ° this honourª unto himself,ª butª he that is calledª ° ofª God,ª asª ² [was]¹ Aaron.ª" {Hbr 5:4}

his sons:
"And he sentª °¹ young menª of the childrenª of Israel,ª which offeredª ° burnt offerings,ª and sacrificedª ° peaceª offeringsª of oxenª unto the LORD.ª" {Exd 24:5}