Judges 17:12

And Micah gave the position to the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

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In The King James Version

And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

In Context

11And the Levite said he would make his living-place with the man, and he became to him as one of his sons.

13Then Micah said, Now I am certain that the Lord will do me good, seeing that the Levite has become my priest.

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Cross References

Numbers 16:5And he said to Korah and his band, In the morning the Lord will make clear who are his, and who is holy, and who may come near him: the man of his selection will be caused to come near him.

Judges 18:4And he said to them, This is what Micah did for me, and he gave me payment and I became his priest.

1 Kings 12:31And he made places for worship at the high places, and made priests, who were not Levites, from among all the people.

Matthew Henry on Judges 17:8-13

7 And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. 8 And the man departed out of the city from Beth-lehem-judah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. 9 And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place. 10 And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest,… Read the whole commentary →

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