Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Judges 17
33 catchwords171 parallels
Judges 17 . 1 , Of the money that Micah first stole , then restored , his mother makes images; Judges 17 . 5 , and he ornaments for them; Judges 17 . 7 , He hires a Levite to be his priest.
Judges 17:1
Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim
Judges 17:1 · BSB
there was1 parallel
It is extremely difficult to fix the chronology of this and the following transactions. Some think them to be here in their natural order; others that they happened in the time of Joshua , or immediately after the ancients who outlived him. All that can be said with certainly is , that they happened when there was no king in Israel; that is , about the time of the judges , or in some time of the anarchy
mount3 parallels
Reciprocal8 parallels
- Judges 3:27 mountain
- Judges 18:2 mount
- Judges 18:13 mount Ephraim
- Judges 19:1 mount
- 1 Samuel 1:1 mount
- 1 Samuel 9:4 mount
- 1 Kings 4:8 The son of Hur
- Hosea 2:8 which they prepared for Baal
am 2585 , bc 1419 , An , Ex , Is , 72
Judges 17:2
said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”
Judges 17:2 · BSB
cursedst10 parallels
I took it1 parallel
Blessed9 parallels
Reciprocal5 parallels
- Leviticus 5:1 hear
- Judges 16:5 we will
- 1 Samuel 15:13 Blessed
- 1 Samuel 24:19 the Lord
- Proverbs 29:24 he
about etc. Houbigant renders this , "and for which you put me to my oath."
Judges 17:3
And when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I wholly dedicate the silver to the LORD for my son’s benefit, to make a graven image and a molten idol. Therefore I will now return it to you.”
Judges 17:3 · BSB
I had wholly3 parallels
a graven image12 parallels
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- Exodus 32:3 General
- Exodus 32:4 These
- Isaiah 30:22 thy graven images of silver
- Isaiah 46:6 lavish
Judges 17:4
So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into a graven image and a molten idol. And they were placed in the house of Micah.
Judges 17:4 · BSB
two hundred4 parallels
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- Genesis 31:19 images
- Exodus 32:3 General
- Exodus 32:4 These
- Judges 18:17 the graven
- 2 Chronicles 22:3 his mother
- Isaiah 30:22 thy graven images of silver
- Isaiah 40:19 General
- Isaiah 44:13 that it may
Judges 17:5
Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.
Judges 17:5 · BSB
an house of gods4 parallels
or , as baith Elohim may also signify , "a house of God."
ephod5 parallels
teraphim3 parallels
consecrated5 parallels
Heb. filled the hand
his sons1 parallel
Reciprocal10 parallels
- Judges 17:12 consecrated
- Judges 18:5 of God
- Judges 18:17 the graven
- 1 Samuel 19:13 an image
- 2 Kings 23:24 images
- 2 Chronicles 22:3 his mother
- Proverbs 30:12 that are
- Isaiah 5:18 draw
- Isaiah 44:13 that it may
- Ezekiel 21:21 images
Judges 17:6
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
Judges 17:6 · BSB
right8 parallels
Reciprocal1 parallel
- Judges 17:1 there was
Judges 17:7
And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.
Judges 17:7 · BSB
the whole verse10 parallels
Beth-lehem-judah
Reciprocal1 parallel
- 2 Chronicles 11:6 Bethlehem
of the family That is , of the tribe of Judah by his mother; and of that of Levi by his father.
Judges 17:8
This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
Judges 17:8 · BSB
departed3 parallels
Reciprocal2 parallels
- Judges 19:1 mount
- Ruth 1:1 a famine
as he journeyed Heb. in making his way
Judges 17:10
“Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went in
Judges 17:10 · BSB
a father9 parallels
I will give7 parallels
Reciprocal1 parallel
- Judges 18:4 hired me
a suit of apparel or , a double suit , etc. Heb. an order of garments
Judges 17:11
and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.
Judges 17:11 · BSB
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- Judges 17:8 departed
- Judges 17:10 a father
- 1 Timothy 6:10 the love
Judges 17:12
Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
Judges 17:12 · BSB
consecrated1 parallel
his priest6 parallels
Judges 17:13
Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”
Judges 17:13 · BSB
the whole verse10 parallels
Reciprocal7 parallels
- Judges 17:3 I had wholly
- Judges 18:5 of God
- Judges 18:24 what have
- 2 Kings 17:27 one of the priests
- Proverbs 30:12 that are
- Isaiah 5:18 draw
- Isaiah 48:2 and stay
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