Judges 17:13

American Standard Version (1901)

Then said Micah, Now know I that Jehovah will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:12 : 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.
  • Isa 44:20 : 20 He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside; and he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
  • Isa 66:3-4 : 3 He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as he that breaketh a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, [as he that offereth] swine's blood; he that [ burneth frankincense, as he that blesseth an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations: 4 I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delighted not.
  • Matt 15:9 : 9 But in vain do they worship me, Teaching [as their] doctrines the precepts of men.
  • Matt 15:13 : 13 But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up.
  • John 16:2 : 2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto God.
  • Acts 26:9 : 9 I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
  • Rom 10:2-3 : 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Judg 17:1-12
    12 verses
    88%

    1And there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

    2And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred [pieces] of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou didst utter a curse, and didst also speak it in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be my son of Jehovah.

    3And he restored the eleven hundred [pieces] of silver to his mother; and his mother said, I verily dedicate the silver unto Jehovah from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.

    4And when he restored the money unto his mother, his mother took two hundred [pieces] of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and it was in the house of Micah.

    5And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

    6In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

    7And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there.

    8And the man departed out of the city, out of Beth-lehem-judah, to sojourn where he could find [a place], and he came to the hill-country of 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 Beth-lehem-judah, 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 [pieces] 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.

  • Judg 18:3-6
    4 verses
    84%

    3When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite; and they turned aside thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?

    4And he said unto them, Thus and thus hath Micah dealt with me, and he hath hired me, and I am become his priest.

    5And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.

    6And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before Jehovah is your way wherein ye go.

  • Judg 18:13-15
    3 verses
    71%

    13And they passed thence unto the hill-country of Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.

    14Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.

    15And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.

  • Judg 18:18-20
    3 verses
    71%

    18And when these went into Micah's house, and fetched the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said unto them, What do ye?

    19And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

    20And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.

  • Mal 2:4
    69%

    4And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant may be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.

  • Jer 26:17
    69%

    17Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,

  • 1 Sam 2:35
    68%

    35And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in my heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.

  • Deut 18:6-7
    2 verses
    68%

    6And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourneth, and come with all the desire of his soul unto the place which Jehovah shall choose;

    7then he shall minister in the name of Jehovah his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, who stand there before Jehovah.

  • 2 Chr 13:10
    67%

    10But as for us, Jehovah is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and [we have] priests ministering unto Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work:

  • Mic 1:1
    67%

    1The word of Jehovah that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

  • Num 16:10
    67%

    10and that he hath brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee? and seek ye the priesthood also?

  • 1 Kgs 22:17
    67%

    17And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and Jehovah said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace.

  • 1 Chr 17:26
    67%

    26And now, O Jehovah, thou art God, and hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

  • 2 Chr 18:13
    67%

    13And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what my God saith, that will I speak.

  • Jer 31:14
    67%

    14And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Jehovah.

  • Jer 11:18
    67%

    18And Jehovah gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it: then thou showedst me their doings.

  • Isa 66:21
    67%

    21And of them also will I take for priests [and] for Levites, saith Jehovah.

  • 1 Kgs 22:14
    67%

    14And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak.

  • Judg 18:27
    66%

    27And they took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people quiet and secure, and smote them with the edge of the sword; and they burnt the city with fire.

  • 1 Sam 2:11
    66%

    11And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto Jehovah before Eli the priest.

  • Num 3:6
    66%

    6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

  • Jer 17:16
    66%

    16As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face.

  • Ps 135:20
    66%

    20O house of Levi, bless ye Jehovah: Ye that fear Jehovah, bless ye Jehovah.

  • Jer 22:16
    66%

    16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.

  • Deut 26:11
    66%

    11and thou shalt rejoice in all the good which Jehovah thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thy house, thou, and the Levite, and the sojourner that is in the midst of thee.

  • Num 18:6
    66%

    6And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are a gift, given unto Jehovah, to do the service of the tent of meeting.

  • Mal 2:7
    66%

    7For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.

  • 1 Sam 1:17
    66%

    17Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace; and the God of Israel grant thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

  • Deut 10:9
    66%

    9Wherefore Levi hath no portion nor inheritance with his brethren; Jehovah is his inheritance, according as Jehovah thy God spake unto him.)

  • Jer 33:18
    66%

    18neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt-offerings, and to burn meal-offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.

  • 1 Kgs 22:19
    66%

    19And [Micaiah] said, Therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.