You cursed - or, “adjured me by God.” Compare Matthew 26:63; Leviticus 5:1.

He said to his mother. —The story is remarkably abbreviated, and all details as to how she had acquired the money, etc., are left …

And he said to his mother
Who seems to have been a widow, and an ancient woman since Micah had sons, and one of them…

What is related in this, and the rest of the chapters to the end of this book, was done soon after the death of Joshua: see Judges 20:28. To show h…