Judges 18:19

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

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  • Judg 17:10 : 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.
  • Job 21:5 : 5 Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
  • Job 29:9 : 9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
  • Mic 7:16 : 16 The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
  • Prov 30:32 : 32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
  • Matt 23:9 : 9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
  • Job 40:4-5 : 4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. 5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
  • 2 Kgs 6:21 : 21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
  • 2 Kgs 8:8-9 : 8 And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? 9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
  • 2 Kgs 13:14 : 14 Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 82%

    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.

    21So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.

  • 81%

    17And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.

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

  • Judg 18:2-6
    5 verses
    80%

    2And 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.

    3When 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?

    4And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am 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 the LORD is your way wherein ye go.

  • Judg 17:7-13
    7 verses
    77%

    7And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.

    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.

    13Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

  • Judg 17:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.

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

  • 74%

    13And they passed thence unto mount 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 thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.

  • 28And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

  • Num 16:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

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

  • 71%

    23And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?

    24And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?

    25And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

  • Num 18:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

    2And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.

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

  • 9Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.

  • 36And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.

  • 19Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:

  • 20And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.

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

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

  • 23If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.

  • 18And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.

  • 19And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the noise that was in the host of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand.

  • 6And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

  • 3And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.

  • 14And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.

  • 15Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.

  • 20And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

  • 6And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • 5For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.

  • 9And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:

  • 19And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?

  • 1Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

  • 8And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?