Judges 17:13

Then 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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In The King James Version

Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

In Context

12And 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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Cross References

Judges 18:24And he said, You have taken my gods which I made, and my priest, and have gone away; what is there for me now? Why then do you say to me, What is your trouble?

Isaiah 44:20As for him whose food is the dust of a dead fire, he has been turned from the way by a twisted mind, so that he is unable to keep himself safe by saying, What I have here in my hand is false.

Matthew 15:9But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.

John 16:2They will put you out of the Synagogues: yes, the time is coming when whoever puts you to death will have the belief that he is doing God's pleasure.

Romans 10:2For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.

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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