Judges 18:4
2 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.
3 When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?
And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.
5 And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
6 And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”
- KJV
- And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.
- WEB
- He said to them, “Thus and thus has Micah dealt with me, and he has hired me, and I have become his priest.”
- ASV
- And he said unto them, Thus and thus hath Micah dealt with me, and he hath hired me, and I am become his priest.
- DARBY
- And he said to them, Thus and thus has Micah done to me; and he has hired me, and I am his priest.
- BLB
- And he said to them, “This and like this Micah has done for me. And he has hired me, and I have become unto him priest.”
- ÅB
- Han svarte: Så og så har Mika gjort mot meg; han har leid meg til å være prest for seg.
- OTB
- Han svarte: "Dette er hva Mika har gjort for meg: han har ansatt meg, og jeg har blitt hans prest."
- B1930
- Han svarte: Så og så har Mika gjort mot mig; han har leid mig til å være prest for sig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 17:10
And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
Read in contextEzekiel 13:19
And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
Read in contextJohn 10:12–13
But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
Read in contextJudges 17:12
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Read in contextMalachi 1:10
Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
Read in context2 Peter 2:3
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
Read in contextHosea 4:8–9
They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
Read in context1 Timothy 3:3
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
Read in context