Judges 17:12

And Michas filled his hand, and had the young man with him, for his priest, saying:

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

11He was content, and abode with the man, and was unto him as one of his sons.

13Now I know God will do me good, since I have a priest of the race of the Levites.

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Cross References

Numbers 16:5And speaking to Core and all the multitude, he said: In the morning the Lord will make known who belong to him, and the holy he will join to himself: and whom he shall choose, they shall approach to him.

Judges 18:4He answered them: Michas hath done such and such things for me, and hath hired me to be his priest.

1 Kings 12:31And he made temples in the high places, and priests of the lowest 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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