Judges 17:12

12 So Micah {appointed the Levite}, and the young man became a priest for him; and he was in the house of Micah.

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 And Micah said to him, "Stay with me and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give to you ten pieces of silver a year, a set of clothes, and your food." So the Levite went [with him].

11 The Levite agreed to stay with the man; and the young man became as one of his sons.

12 So Micah {appointed the Levite}, and the young man became a priest for him; and he was in the house of Micah.

13 And Micah said, "Now I know Yahweh will make me prosperous, because the Levite has become my priest."

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "filled the hand of the Levite"