Christian Standard Bible
Judges 18:4
4He told them, “This is what Micah has done for me: He has hired me, and I became his priest.”
Judges 18:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.
- New International Version (NIV)He told them what Micah had done for him, and said, “He has hired me and I am his priest.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to them, "This is how Micah dealt with me: he has hired me, and I have become his priest."
- New King James Version (NKJV)He said to them, “Thus and so Micah did for me. He has hired me, and I have become his priest.”
Context of Judges 18:4
2So the Danites sent out five brave men from all their clans, from Zorah and Eshtaol, to scout out the land and explore it. They told them, “Go and explore the land.” They came to the hill country of Ephraim as far as the home of Micah and spent the night there. 3While they were near Micah’s home, they recognized the accent of the young Levite. So they went over to him and asked, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is keeping you here?” He told them, “This is what Micah has done for me: He has hired me, and I became his priest.” 5Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God for us to determine if we will have a successful journey.” 6The priest told them, “Go in peace. The Lord is watching over the journey you are going on.”
Read all of Judges 18Judges 18:4 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם כָּזֹ֣ה וְכָזֶ֔ה עָ֥שָׂה לִ֖י מִיכָ֑ה וַיִּשְׂכְּרֵ֕נִי וָאֱהִי־ל֖וֹ לְכֹהֵֽן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Judges 18:4
- Judges 17:10Micah 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
- Proverbs 28:21It is not good to show partiality — yet even a courageous person may sin for a piece of bread.
- Isaiah 56:11These dogs have fierce appetites; they never have enough. And they are shepherds who have no discernment; all of them turn to their own way, every last one for his own profit.
- Ezekiel 13:19You profane me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread; you put those to death who should not die and spare those who should not live, when you lie to my people, who listen to lies.
- Hosea 4:8They feed on the sin of my people; they have an appetite for their iniquity.
- Malachi 1:10“I wish one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle a useless fire on my altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Armies, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
- John 10:12The hired hand, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them.
- Acts 8:18When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
- Acts 20:33I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
- 1 Timothy 3:3not an excessive drinker, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy.
- 2 Peter 2:3They will exploit you in their greed with made-up stories. Their condemnation, pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.
Commentaries on Judges 18:4
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4The Danites either recognized the young Levite's accent (voice), which was from the region of Judah (Judges 17:7), or they knew him personally. Their questions were not just about his credentials; they also sought some divine guidance (Judges 18:5). His reply (Judges 18:6) showed he was willing to be a mercenary priest.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261-6. In those days ... the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in--The Danites had a territory assigned them as well as the other tribes. But either through indolence, or a lack of energy, they did not acquire the full possession of their allotment, but suffered a considerable portion of it to be wrested out of their hands by the encroachments of their powerful neighbors, the Philistines. In consequence, being straitened for room, a considerable…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Judges 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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