Judges 17:13
11 and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.
12 Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”
- KJV
- Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
- WEB
- Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will do good to me, since I have a Levite as my priest.”
- ASV
- Then said Micah, Now know I that Jehovah will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
- DARBY
- Then said Micah, Now I know that Jehovah will do me good, because I have the Levite for priest.
- BLB
- And Micah said, “Now I know that YHWH will be good to me, since a Levite has become a priest to me.”
- ÅB
- Og Mika sa: Nå vet jeg at Herren vil gjøre vel imot meg siden jeg har fått en levitt til prest.
[^1]: DMR 16, 5. - OTB
- Mika sa: «Nå vet jeg at Herren vil gjøre meg godt, fordi jeg har en levitt som prest.»
- B1930
- Og Mika sa: Nu vet jeg at Herren vil gjøre vel imot mig siden jeg har fått en levitt til prest.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 10:2–3
For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
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They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
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So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Read in contextIsaiah 66:3–4
Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.
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There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:20
He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
Read in contextMatthew 15:9
They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
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