A Levite becomes Micah's priest
7 There was a young man who lived in Bethlehem, a town in Judah. He was a Levite. 8 He left Bethlehem to look for another place to live. As he travelled in the hill country of Ephraim, he arrived at Micah's house.
17:7Levites belonged to the tribe of Levi, one of the 12 tribes of Israel. God chose the Levites to do special work for him in his temple. They helped the priests in the temple.
9 Micah asked him, ‘Where have you come from?’
The man replied, ‘I am a Levite who was living in Bethlehem in Judah. Now I am looking for a new place to live.’
10 Micah said, ‘Stay here with me. You will be my advisor and my priest. I will pay you ten pieces of silver each year. I will also give you your clothes and food.’
11 So the Levite agreed to stay with Micah. He became like a son for Micah. 12 Micah gave the young man what he needed. The Levite became Micah's priest and he lived in Micah's home. 13 Then Micah said, ‘Now I know that the Lord will bless me, because I have this Levite as my own priest.’
