Judges 17:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 17:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 17:2 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 17:2 — 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.”
— Judges 17:2 (KJV)
Judges 17:2 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 17:2
“And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever.”
Shares key themes with Judges 17:2: also, mine, behold
“When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. wedge: Heb. tongue”
Shares key themes with Judges 17:2: hundred, shekels, silver
“Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.”
Shares key themes with Judges 17:2: also, mine, ears
“Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto. trouble: or, poverty”
Shares key themes with Judges 17:2: hundred, silver, also
“Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.”
Shares key themes with Judges 17:2: mother, hundred, shekels
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