Judges 17:11

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The Levite agreed to live with the man, and the young man became like one of his own sons.

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  • Judg 17:7-10
    4 verses
    86%

    7 There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, from the family of Judah. He was a Levite, and he was residing there temporarily.

    8 The man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to find a place to stay. He traveled until he reached the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah's house as part of his journey.

    9 Micah asked him, 'Where are you coming from?' He replied, 'I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am traveling to find a place to stay.'

    10 Micah said to him, 'Stay with me and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, a set of clothes, and your living expenses.' The Levite agreed to stay.

  • Judg 17:12-13
    2 verses
    86%

    12 Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in Micah's house.

    13 Then Micah said, 'Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because I have a Levite as my priest.'

  • Judg 18:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

    3 As they were near Micah's house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite. They turned aside and said to him, 'Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? And what is your purpose here?'

    4 He said to them, 'Micah did such and such for me. He hired me, and I became his priest.'

  • Judg 17:1-5
    5 verses
    75%

    1 There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah.

    2 He said to his mother, 'The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse and even spoke it in my hearing—look, the silver is with me; I took it.' And his mother said, 'May the LORD bless my son!'

    3 Then he returned the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother, and his mother said, 'I hereby consecrate this silver to the LORD for my son, to make a carved image and a cast idol. I will now return it to you.'

    4 So when he returned the silver to his mother, she took two hundred pieces of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into a carved image and a cast idol. And they were placed in Micah's house.

    5 Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and he consecrated one of his sons to become his priest.

  • Judg 18:13-15
    3 verses
    75%

    13 From there they continued on to the hill country of Ephraim and arrived at Micah's house.

    14 Then the five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish said to their fellow Danites, 'Do you know that in these houses there's an ephod, household gods, a carved image, and a cast idol? Now think about what you should do.'

    15 So they turned aside there and went to the house of the young Levite, at Micah's house, and asked him how he was doing.

  • Judg 18:18-20
    3 verses
    73%

    18 When they entered Micah's house and took the carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the cast idol, the priest said to them, 'What are you doing?'

    19 They answered him, 'Be quiet! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us. Be a father and a priest to us. Isn’t it better for you to be a priest for a tribe and a clan in Israel rather than for one man's household?'

    20 The priest was glad in his heart. He took the ephod, the household gods, and the carved image and went along with the people.

  • Deut 18:5-7
    3 verses
    72%

    5 For the LORD your God has chosen him and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in the name of the LORD forever.

    6 If a Levite comes from any of your towns anywhere in Israel where he resides, and he desires with all his heart to go to the place that the LORD chooses,

    7 then he may minister in the name of the LORD his God like all his fellow Levites who serve there before the LORD.

  • Deut 14:27
    71%

    27 And do not neglect the Levite living in your towns, for he has no portion or inheritance with you.

  • Deut 10:9
    71%

    9 That is why the Levites have no share or inheritance among their brothers; the LORD Himself is their inheritance, as He promised them.

  • Exod 2:1
    70%

    1 A man from the house of Levi went and married a daughter of Levi.

  • Judg 20:4
    69%

    4 The Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered, "My concubine and I came to Gibeah in Benjamin to spend the night.

  • Deut 26:11
    69%

    11 Then you shall rejoice in all the good things the LORD your God has given you and your household—you, the Levite, and the foreigner residing among you.

  • Judg 19:6-7
    2 verses
    69%

    6 So they sat down and ate and drank together. Then the woman’s father said to the man, “Please agree to stay overnight, and let your heart be content.”

    7 The man got up to leave, but his father-in-law urged him, so he stayed there another night.

  • Judg 19:9
    69%

    9 When the man, his concubine, and his servant arose to leave, his father-in-law, the woman’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Stay here tonight; the day is almost over. Spend the night here, and let your heart be content. You can rise early tomorrow and continue on your way home.”

  • Num 18:6
    69%

    6 I myself have chosen your brothers, the Levites, from among the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD for their service at the tent of meeting.

  • 1 Sam 2:11
    69%

    11 'Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah, but the boy stayed to serve the LORD under the supervision of Eli the priest.'

  • Num 18:2
    69%

    2 Bring your brothers from the tribe of Levi, your ancestral tribe, to join you and assist you while you and your sons serve before the tent of the testimony.

  • Neh 11:36
    69%

    36 Some divisions of the Levites from Judah were assigned to Benjamin.

  • Judg 19:4
    69%

    4 His father-in-law, the woman’s father, persuaded him to stay, and he remained with him for three days. They ate, drank, and spent the nights there.

  • Gen 46:11
    68%

    11 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • Judg 19:20-21
    2 verses
    68%

    20 The old man said, "Peace to you! Let me take care of all your needs, but do not spend the night in the square."

    21 He brought him into his house and provided fodder for the donkeys. They washed their feet, ate, and drank.

  • Num 8:22
    68%

    22 Afterwards, the Levites came to perform their duties in the tent of meeting under the supervision of Aaron and his sons. They did as the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites.

  • Num 16:10
    68%

    10 He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near to Him, but now you are demanding the priesthood as well!

  • Gen 29:34
    67%

    34 She conceived again and gave birth to a son and said, 'Now at this time my husband will be attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.' Therefore, he was named Levi.

  • Judg 19:17
    67%

    17 When he looked up and saw the traveler in the town square, the old man asked, "Where are you going, and where have you come from?"

  • Deut 12:19
    67%

    19 Be careful not to neglect the Levite as long as you live in your land.

  • Deut 15:16
    67%

    16 But if they say to you, 'I will not leave you,' because they love you and your household and are well off with you,

  • Luke 10:32
    67%

    32 Likewise, a Levite came to the same place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

  • Deut 16:11
    67%

    11 Rejoice before the Lord your God—you, your son and daughter, your male and female servants, the Levite in your towns, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow living among you, in the place the Lord your God chooses to establish His name.

  • Judg 19:13
    67%

    13 He said to his servant, "Come, let us approach one of these places and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah."

  • Luke 15:11
    67%

    11 Then He said, 'There was a man who had two sons.'

  • Judg 19:1
    67%

    1 In those days, there was no king in Israel. There was a Levite living temporarily in the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, and he took a concubine for himself from Bethlehem in Judah.

  • Judg 19:15
    67%

    15 They turned aside there to go in and spend the night in Gibeah. When they went in, they sat in the town square, but no one took them into their house to spend the night.