Judges 18:4

Easy To Read Version

The young man told them about the things Micah had done for him. “Micah hired me,” the young man said. “I am his priest.”

Cross References

Proverbs 28:21

A judge must be fair. He must not support a person simply because of who that person is. But some judges will change their decisions for only the smallest payment.

Isaiah 56:11

They are like hungry dogs.\par They are never satisfied.\par The shepherds don’t know\par what they are doing.\par \{They are like their sheep\}\par that have all wandered away.\par They are greedy.\par All they want to do is satisfy themselves.\par

Ezekiel 13:19

You make the people think I am not important. You turn them against me for a few handfuls of barley and a few scraps of bread. You tell lies to my people. Those people love to listen to lies. You kill people that should live. And you let people live that should die.

Malachi 1:10

“Surely, some of you priests could close the temple doors and light the fires correctly. I am not pleased with you. I will not accept your gifts.” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.

Acts 20:33

When I was with you, I never wanted anyone’s money or fine clothes.

1 Timothy 3:3

He must not drink too much wine, and he must not be a person who likes to fight. He must be gentle and peaceful. He must not be a person who loves money.

Titus 1:11

An elder {\cf2\super [7]} must \{be able to show that those people are wrong and\} stop them from talking \{about those worthless things\}. Those people are destroying whole families by teaching things that they should not teach. They teach those things only to cheat people and make money.

2 Peter 2:3

Those false teachers only want your money. So they will use you by telling you things that are not true. But the judgment against those false teachers has been ready for a long time. And they will not escape the One (God) who will destroy them.

Judges 17:10

Then Micah said to him, “Live with me. Be my father and my priest. I will give you 4 ounces [131] of silver each year. I will also give you clothes and food.”

Judges 17:12

Micah chose him to be his priest. So the young man became a priest and lived in Micah’s house.

Judges 18:3

When the five men came close to Micah’s house, they heard the voice of the young Levite [133] man. They recognized his voice, so they stopped at Micah’s house. They asked the young man, “Who brought you to this place? What are you doing here? What is your business here?”

Judges 18:5

So they said to him, “Please ask God something for us. We want to know something: Will our search for a place to live be successful?”