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.
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Gill's Exposition
And he said unto his mother,.... Who seems to have been a widow, and an ancient woman since Micah had sons, and one of them at age to become a priest:
the eleven hundred shekels of silver that were…
Barnes' Notes
Thou cursedst - or, “adjuredst me by God.” Compare Mat 26:63; Lev 5:1.
Here we have, I. Micah and his mother quarrelling. 1. The son robs the mother. The old woman had hoarded, with long scraping and saving, a great sum of money, 1100 pieces of silver. It is likely she…
Cambridge Bible
eleven hundredpieces of silver See on Jdg 16:5.
and didst also speak it A paraphrase; lit. -and didst also say.…" The text of Jdg 17:2-3 has suffered disturbance; the words of the speech are missing…
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