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Judges 17:13

Judges 17:13
Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Then said Micah,.... Within himself, pleased with what he had done, and with what he engaged in:

now know I that the Lord will do me good; that I shall enjoy his favour, be a happy man, and prosper;…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

This shows the ignorance as well as the superstition of the age (compare 2Ki 18:22), and gives a picture of the lawlessness of the times. The incidental testimony to the Levitical priesthood is to be…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Judges 17:7-13

We have here an account of Micah's furnishing himself with a Levite for his chaplain, either thinking his son, because the heir of his estate, too good to officiate, or rather, because not of God's…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

This verse may belong to either of the two narratives.