TheWay BibleHome›Bible›Judges›Judges 17›Judges 17:10
Judges 17:10 KJV
Judges · chapter 17 · verse 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.Judges 17:10 · King James Version
Judges 17:10 in context
8And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
9And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
10And 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.
11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
12And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- priestkôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- silverkeçephsilverH3701 →
- MicahMîykâhMicah, the name of seven IsraelitesH4318 →
- Dwellyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
We have here an account of Micah's furnishing himself with a Levite for his chaplain, either thinking his son, because the heir of his estate, too good to officiate, or rather, because not of God's tribe, not good enough. Observe, I. What brought this Levite to Micah.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-13