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and hee did grinde in the prison house. 22 And mother sayd, I had dedicate the siluer to the Lord
the heare of his head began to growe againe after of mine hand for my sonne, to make a grauen and
that it was shauen. 23 Then the Princes of the molten image. Now therfore I will giue it thee
Philistims gathered them together for to offer again. 4 And when he had restored the money
a great sacrifice vnto Dagon their god, and to vnto his mother, his mother tooke two hundreth
reioyce: for they said, Our god hath deliuered shekels of siluer, and gaue them to the founder,
Samson our enemie into our handes. 24 Also which made thereof a grauen and molten image,
when the people saw him, they praysed their god: and it was in the house of Michah. 5 And this
for they sayde, Our god hath deliuered into our man Michah had an house of gods, and made an
hands our enemie and destroyer of our countrey, Ephod, and Teraphim, and cosecrated one of his
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which hath slayne many of vs. 25 And when their sonnes, who was his Priest. In those dayes there
heartes were merie, they said, Call Samson, that was no King in Israel, but euery man did that
he may make vs pastime. So they called Samson which was good in his owne eyes. 7 There was
out of the prison house, and he was a laughing also a yong man out of Bethlehem Iudah, of the
stocke vnto them, and they set him betweene the familie of Iudah: who was a Leuite, and soiourned
pillars. 26 Then Samson saide vnto the seruant there. 8 And the man departed out of the citie,
that led him by the hande, Lead me, that I may euen out of Beth-lehem Iudah, to dwell where
touch the pillars that the house standeth vpon, he coulde finde a place: and as he iourneyed, he
and that I may leane to them. 27 (Nowe the house came to mount Ephraim to the house of Michah
was full of men and women, and there were all 9 And Michah saide vnto him, Whence comest
the princes of the Philistims: also vpon the roofe thou? And the Leuite answered him, I come from
Beth-lehem Iudah, and goe to dwell where I may
were about three thousande men and women 10
that behelde while Samson played) 28 Then Sam- finde a place. Then Michah said vnto him,
son called vnto the Lord, and sayde, O Lord God, Dwell with me, and be vnto me a father and a
I pray thee, thinke vpon me: O God, I beseech Priest, and I will giue thee ten shekels of siluer by
thee, strengthen me at this time onely, that I may yeere, and a sute of apparell, and thy meate and
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be at once auenged of the Philistims for my two drinke. So the Leuite went in. And the Leuite
was content to dwel with the man, and the yong
eyes. 29 And Samson layd hold on the two middle man was vnto him as one of his owne sonnes.
pillars whereupon the house stood, and on which 12 And Michah consecrated the Leuite, and the
it was borne vp: on the one with his right hand, yong man was his Priest, and was in the house of
and on the other with his left. 30 Then Samson Michah. 13 Then said Michah, Nowe I know that
saide, Let me lose my life with the Philistims: and the Lord will be good vnto me, seeing I haue a
he bowed him with all his might, and the house Leuite to my Priest.
fell vpon the princes, and vpon all the people
that were therein. so the dead which he slewe 18
at his death were more then they which he had 1 In those dayes there was no King in Israel,
slaine in his life. 31 Then his brethren, and all the and at the same time the tribe of Dan sought
house of his father came downe and tooke him, them an inheritance to dwell in: for vnto that
and brought him vp and buryed him betweene time all their inheritance had not fallen vnto
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Zorah and Eshtaol, in the sepulchre of Manoah them among the tribes of Israel. Therefore the
his father: nowe he had iudged Israel twenty children of Dan sent of their familie, fiue men out
yeeres. of their coastes, euen men expert in warre, out of
Zorah and Eshtaol, to viewe the lande and search
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1 There was a man of mount Ephraim, whose the lande. Then they came to mount Ephraim to
When
the house of Michah and lodged there.
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name was Michah, 2 And he saide vnto his they were in the house of Michah, they knewe
mother, The eleuen hundreth shekels of siluer
that were taken from thee, for the which thou the voyce of the yong man the Leuite: and being
cursedst, and spakedst it, euen in mine hearing, turned in thither, they saide vnto him, Who
beholde, the siluer is with me, I tooke it. Then brought thee hither? or what makest thou in
his mother saide, Blessed be my sonne of the this place? and what hast thou to doe here?
Lord. 3 And when he had restored the eleuen 4 And he answered them, Thus and thus dealeth
hundreth shekels of siluer to his mother, his Michah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his