Judges 17:12

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

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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 unto him as one of his sons.

13Then said Micah: 'Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite as my priest.'

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Cross References

Numbers 16:5And he spoke unto Korah and unto all his company, saying: 'In the morning the LORD will show who are His, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near unto Him; even him whom He may choose will He cause to come near unto Him.

Judges 18:4And he said unto them: 'Thus and thus hath Micah dealt with me, and he hath hired me, and I am become his priest.'

1 Kings 12:31And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, that 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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