Judges 17:12

And Micah consecrated the Leuite, & 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 ye Leuite was content to dwell with the man, and was vnto hym as one of his owne sonnes.

13Then sayde Micah: Now I am sure that the Lord will be good vnto me, seing I haue a Leuite to my prieste.

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Cross References

Judges 18:4And he aunswered them: Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hyred me, and I am become his priest.

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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