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.

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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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  • Matthew 15:13

    But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.

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  • John 16:2

    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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  • Acts 26:9

    So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

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  • Isaiah 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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  • Proverbs 14:12

    There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

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  • Isaiah 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?”

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  • Matthew 15:9

    They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”

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