Judges 17:12-13

New Catholic Bible

¹²Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became Micah’s priest, and he lived in his house. ¹³Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, for the Levite has become my priest.”^[a]

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Footnotes

Judges 17:13 Micah was hedging his bets when he appointed a Levite as his priest. God, however, would never condone Micah’s sinful behavior and deceptive ways.

Judges 17:12-13

New International Version

¹²Then Micah installed^(A) the Levite, and the young man became his priest^(B) and lived in his house. ¹³And Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, since this Levite has become my priest.”^(C)