Judges 18:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.””
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““Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he said unto them, Thus and thus hath Micah dealt with me, and he hath hired me, and I am become his priest.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And he saith unto them, `Thus and thus hath Micah done to me; and he hireth me, and I am to him for a priest.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 18:4 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 17:10“Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went in
- Judges 17:12Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
- Proverbs 28:21To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
- Isaiah 56:11Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
- Ezekiel 13:19You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
- Hosea 4:8They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.
- Malachi 1:10“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
- John 10:12The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
- Acts 8:18When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
- Acts 20:33I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
- 1 Timothy 3:3not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
- Titus 1:11who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
- 2 Peter 2:3In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
- 2 Peter 2:14Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
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