Judges 17:12
 Judges 17:12 
New International Version (©2011)
Then Micah installed the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.

New Living Translation (©2007)
So Micah installed the Levite as his personal priest, and he lived in Micah's house.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in the house of Micah.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in Micah's house.

International Standard Version (©2012)
Micah set up the descendant of Levi in ministry, and the young man became his priest while he lived in Micah's house.

NET Bible (©2006)
Micah paid the Levite; the young man became his priest and lived in Micah's house.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Micah ordained the Levite. So the young man became his priest and a part of his family.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

American King James Version
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

American Standard Version
And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Michas filled his hand, and had the young man with him, for his priest, saying:

Darby Bible Translation
And Micah installed the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

English Revised Version
And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

World English Bible
Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

Young's Literal Translation
And Micah consecrateth the hand of the Levite, and the young man is to him for a priest, and he is in the house of Micah,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

17:7-13 Micah thought it was a sign of God's favour to him and his images, that a Levite should come to his door. Thus those who please themselves with their own delusions, if Providence unexpectedly bring any thing to their hands that further them in their evil way, are apt from thence to think that God is pleased with them.


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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.


Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

12. Micah consecrated the Levite—Hebrew, "filled his hand." This act of consecration was not less unlawful for Micah to perform than for this Levite to receive (see on [226]Jud 18:30).


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Micah's Idolatry
11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons. 12And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. 13Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

Numbers 16:10 He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too.
Numbers 18:1 The LORD said to Aaron, "You, your sons and your family are to bear the responsibility for offenses connected with the sanctuary, and you and your sons alone are to bear the responsibility for offenses connected with the priesthood.
Judges 17:11 So the Levite agreed to live with him, and the young man became like one of his sons to him.
Judges 17:13 And Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, since this Levite has become my priest."
Judges 18:4 He told them what Micah had done for him, and said, "He has hired me and I am his priest."