Judges 17:12
17:12 Micah paid
the Levite; the young man became his priest and lived in Micah’s house.
Judges 18:22
18:22 After they had gone a good distance from Micah’s house, Micah’s neighbors
gathered together and caught up with the Danites.
Judges 18:13
18:13 From there they traveled through the Ephraimite hill country and arrived at Micah’s house.
Judges 18:4
18:4 He told them what Micah had done for him, saying,
“He hired me and I became his priest.”
Judges 18:15
18:15 They stopped
there, went inside the young Levite’s house (which belonged to Micah),
and asked him how he was doing.
Judges 17:5
17:5 Now this man Micah owned a shrine.
He made an ephod
and some personal idols and hired one of his sons to serve as a priest.
Judges 17:8-9
17:8 This man left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to find another place to live. He came to the Ephraimite hill country and made his way to Micah’s house.
17:9 Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?” He replied, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah. I am looking for a new place to live.”
Judges 17:13
17:13 Micah said, “Now I know God will make me rich,
because I have this Levite as my priest.”
Judges 18:18
18:18 When these men broke into Micah’s house and stole
the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
Judges 18:26
18:26 The Danites went on their way; when Micah realized
they were too strong to resist,
he turned around and went home.
Judges 18:31
18:31 They worshiped
Micah’s carved image
the whole time God’s authorized shrine
was in Shiloh.
Judges 17:10
17:10 Micah said to him, “Stay with me. Become my adviser
and priest. I will give you ten pieces of silver per year, plus clothes and food.”
Judges 18:2-3
18:2 The Danites sent out from their whole tribe five representatives,
capable men
from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. They said to them, “Go, explore the land.” They came to the Ephraimite hill country and spent the night at Micah’s house.
18:3 As they approached
Micah’s house, they recognized the accent
of the young Levite. So they stopped
there and said to him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?”
Judges 18:27
18:27 Now the Danites took what Micah had made, as well as his priest, and came to Laish, where the people were undisturbed and unsuspecting. They struck them down with the sword and burned the city.