Judges 17:11

And the Levite was (h) content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.

(h) Not considering that he forsook the true worship of God to maintain his own belly.

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¹¹ And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Judges 17:11