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Judges 18:4
Judges 18:4 is verse 4 of Judges chapter 18, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
“Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”
King James Version
And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.
World English Bible
He said to them, “Thus and thus has Micah dealt with me, and he has hired me, and I have become his priest.”
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Judges 18:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible
2 So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.
3 And while they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”
4 “Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”
5 Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to determine whether we will have a successful journey.”
6 And the priest told them, “Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
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
Proverbs 28:21To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
Isaiah 56:11Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
Ezekiel 13:19You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
Hosea 4:8They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.
Hosea 4:9And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
Malachi 1:10“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
John 10:12The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
John 10:13The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.
Acts 8:18When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
Acts 8:19“Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 8:20But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
Acts 8:21You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
Acts 20:33I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
1 Timothy 3:3not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
Titus 1:11who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
2 Peter 2:3In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
2 Peter 2:14Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
2 Peter 2:15They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.