Judges 17:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 17:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 17:10 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 17:10 — KJV
“And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in. a suit...: or, a double suit, etc: Heb. an order of garments”
— Judges 17:10 (KJV)
Judges 17:10 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 17:10
“This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: to...: Heb. to war the warfare of, etc”
Shares key themes with Judges 17:10: year, levite, went
“And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded. so had David...: Heb. so was the commandment of David the man of God”
Shares key themes with Judges 17:10: father, priest, levite
“Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;”
Shares key themes with Judges 17:10: father, priest, year
“And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law:”
Shares key themes with Judges 17:10: father, priest, ten
“And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.”
Shares key themes with Judges 17:10: priest, ten, levite
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