Judges 17:7-13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Micah Secures a Levite as Priest.

Judges 17:7. The young man was a Judæ an by birth, and a Levite by profession. It is a contradiction to say that he sojourned among his own people. The clause should perhaps stand after a man in Judges 17:11.

Judges 17:8. End with to fulfil the purpose of the journey.

Judges 17:10. Even a young Levite could be a father, the title being given out of respect for himself or his sacred office. Ten pieces of silver is about thirty shillings.

Judges 17:13. Micah had a priest before (Judges 17:5), but only a layman, his own son. Now he has a Levite, trained for the sacred office, skilful in using the oracles and interpreting Yahweh's mind.

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Judges 17:7-13

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

8 And 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.

9 And 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.

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 suitb of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.

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

12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

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