Translations
Modern
…and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.
Traditional
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
Literal
And the Levite was willing to dwell with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons.
Latin
Acquievit, et mansit apud hominem, fuitque illi quasi unus de filiis.
Original
Hebrew
English
…and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.
Notes
These two epilogues (Judges 17–18 and 19–21) show that inspired but unstructured leadership cannot last. As society moved toward chaos and civil war, the phrase, In those days there was no king in Israel appears four times. The phrase, everyone did what was right in his own eyes is added twice (Judges 17:6; 18:1; 19:1; 21:25). The era of inspired leadership declined and ended in disorder. Something important was missing.
Theme notes and profiles
People
Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites
Glossary
Idols, Idolatry Judges, Book of Micah (Person) Priests and Levites
Topics
Christian Minister: Jonathan Jonathan: A Levite of Bethlehem, Who Becomes a Priest for Micah