Holman Christian Standard Bible

Judges 17:9-13 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

9. “Where do you come from? ” Micah asked him.He answered him, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I’m going to settle wherever I can find a place.”

10. Micah replied, “Stay with me and be my father and priest, and I will give you four ounces of silver a year, along with your clothing and provisions.” So the Levite went in

11. and agreed to stay with the man, and the young man became like one of his sons.

12. Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in Micah’s house.

13. Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”