Judges 17:11

and agreed to stay with him. The young man became like a son to him.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

10“Come and stay here with me. You can be my ‘father’ and priest, and I'll give you ten shekels of silver a year, plus your clothes and food.” So the Levite went inside

12Micah ordained the Levite as his own priest and he lived in Micah's house.

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Cross References

Judges 17:8left Bethlehem to look for a different place to live. As he traveled through the hill country of Ephraim, he came to Micah's house.

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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