Judges 17:13

Then Micah said, Now I am certain that the Lord will do me good, seeing that the Levite has become my priest.

World English Bible British with Deuterocanon

In The King James Version

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

In Context

12And Micah gave the position to the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

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Cross References

Judges 18:24And he said, You have taken my gods which I made, and my priest, and have gone away; what is there for me now? Why then do you say to me, What is your trouble?

Isaiah 44:20As for him whose food is the dust of a dead fire, he has been turned from the way by a twisted mind, so that he is unable to keep himself safe by saying, What I have here in my hand is false.

Matthew 15:9But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.

John 16:2They will put you out of the Synagogues: yes, the time is coming when whoever puts you to death will have the belief that he is doing God's pleasure.

Romans 10:2For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.

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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