Judges 17:12

12 Then Micah installed the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.

Judges 17:12 in Other Translations

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

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

12 So Micah installed the Levite as his personal priest, and he lived in Micah’s house.

12 Micah appointed the young Levite as his priest. This all took place in Micah's home.

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

Judges 17:12 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 17:12

And Micah consecrated the Levite
Installed him into, and invested him with the priestly office; in like manner he had consecrated his son before, by filling his hand with sacrifices; see ( Judges 17:5 )

and the young man became his priest;
and did the work and office of one; this was a very daring piece of presumption in them both; in Micah, to take upon him to consecrate a priest, who was himself of the tribe of Ephraim; and in the young man, to suffer himself to be put into such an office, which did not belong to him, for though every priest was a Levite, or of the tribe of Levi, yet every Levite had not a right to be a priest, only those who were of the family of Aaron:

and was in the house of Micah;
and continued there.

Judges 17:12 In-Context

10 Then Micah said to him, “Live with me and be my father and priest, and I’ll give you ten shekels of silver a year, your clothes and your food.”

11 So the Levite agreed to live with him, and the young man became like one of his sons to him.

12 Then Micah installed the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.

13 And Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, since this Levite has become my priest.”

Cross References

• 1. S Numbers 16:10
• 2. Judges 18:4