Judges 18:19

King James 2000

And they said unto him, Hold your peace, lay your hand upon your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

Cross References

2 Kings 13:14

Now Elisha had fallen sick of his sickness of which he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.

2 Kings 6:21

And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I slay them? shall I slay them?

Job 21:5

Look at me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

Job 29:9

The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

Proverbs 30:32

If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, lay your hand upon your mouth.

Micah 7:16

The nations shall see and be ashamed at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

Matthew 23:9

And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, who is in heaven.

Judges 17:10

And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver a year, and a suit of apparel, and your living. So the Levite went in.

Judges 18:18

And these went into Micah's house, and took the carved image, the ephod, and the household gods, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What are you doing?

Judges 18:20

And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the household gods, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.