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Judges 17

Judges 17:9

Micah’s Idolatry · Judges 17:1–13
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Translations

Modern
“Where are you from?” Micah asked him. “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied, “and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.”
Traditional
And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth–lehem–judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
Literal
And Micah said to him, “From where have you come?” And he said to him, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to sojourn where I do find.”
Latin
…interrogatus est ab eo unde venisset. Qui respondit: Levita sum de Bethlehem Juda, et vado ut habitem ubi potuero, et utile mihi esse perspexero.

Original

Hebrew
English
“Where are you from?” Micah asked him. “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied, “and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.”

Notes

Judges 17:1–21:25

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

Social Chaos in Judges

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites Micah: A man from Ephraim who set up idolatrous worship

Places

Bethlehem: City of David's birth and Jesus' birth

Glossary

Idols, Idolatry Jonathan Judges, Book of Micah (Person) Priests and Levites

Topics

Bethlehem: A City Southwest of Jerusalem: And Beth-Lehem-Judah Christian Minister: Jonathan Jonathan: A Levite of Bethlehem, Who Becomes a Priest for Micah