Judges 17:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.”
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“Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Micah consecrateth the hand of the Levite, and the young man is to him for a priest, and he is in the house of Micah,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 17:12 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 16:5Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.
- Numbers 16:8Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you sons of Levi!
- Judges 18:4“Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”
- Judges 18:30The Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
- 1 Kings 12:31Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites.
- 1 Kings 13:33Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places.
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