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Judges 17:13 KJV
Judges · chapter 17 · verse 13
Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.Judges 17:13 · King James Version
Judges 17:13 in context
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.
13Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- LeviteLêvîyîya Levite or descendant of LeviH3881 →
- MicahMîykâhMicah, the name of seven IsraelitesH4318 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- knowyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- goodyâṭabto be make well, literally or figurativelyH3190 →
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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