Judges 17:12

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

Darby Translation

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 was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.

13Then said Micah, Now I know that Jehovah will do me good, because I have the Levite for priest.

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Cross References

Numbers 16:5And he spoke to Korah and to all his band, saying, Even to-morrow will Jehovah make known who is his, and who is holy; and he will cause him to come near to him; and him whom he has chosen, him will he cause to come near to him.

Judges 18:4And he said to them, Thus and thus has Micah done to me; and he has hired me, and I am his priest.

1 Kings 12:31And he made a house of high places, and made priests from all classes of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

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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