Judges 17:11–13
11 The Levite agreed to live with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons.
12 So Micah 1consecrated the Levite, and the young man abecame his priest and 2lived in the house of Micah.
13 Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will prosper me, seeing I have a Levite as priest.”
Judges 17:11–13 — The New International Version (NIV)
11 So the Levite agreed to live with him, and the young man became like one of his sons to him. 12 Then Micah installed the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house. 13 And Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, since this Levite has become my priest.”
Judges 17:11–13 — English Standard Version (ESV)
11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons. 12 And Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. 13 Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will prosper me, because I have a Levite as priest.”
Judges 17:11–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. 12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. 13 Then said Micah, Now know I that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
Judges 17:11–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)
11 The Levite agreed to this, and the young man became like one of Micah’s sons.
12 So Micah installed the Levite as his personal priest, and he lived in Micah’s house. 13 “I know the Lord will bless me now,” Micah said, “because I have a Levite serving as my priest.”
Judges 17:11–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
11 Then the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became like one of his sons to him. 12 So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and lived in the house of Micah. 13 Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, since I have a Levite as priest!”
Judges 17:11–13 — New Century Version (NCV)
11 He agreed to live with Micah and became like one of Micah’s own sons. 12 Micah made him a priest, and he lived in Micah’s house. 13 Then Micah said, “Now I know the Lord will be good to me, because I have a Levite as my priest.”
Judges 17:11–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)
11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. 12 And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. 13 Then said Micah, Now know I that Jehovah will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
Judges 17:11–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons. 12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. 13 Then said Micah, Now I know that Jehovah will do me good, because I have the Levite for priest.
Judges 17:11–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
11 and agreed to live with Micah. The young man became like one of Micah’s sons. 12 Micah ordained the Levite. So the young man became his priest and a part of his family.
13 Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me. I have a Levite for my priest.”
Judges 17:11–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
11 and agreed to stay with the man, and the young man became like one of his sons. 12 Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in Micah’s house. 13 Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”
Judges 17:11–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
11 The Levite agreed to stay with the man; and the young man became to him like one of his sons. 12 So Micah installed the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. 13 Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will prosper me, because the Levite has become my priest.”
Judges 17:11–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
11 The Levite agreed to stay with the man; and the young man became as one of his sons. 12 So Micah appointed the Levite, and the young man became a priest for him; and he was in the house of Micah. 13 And Micah said, “Now I know Yahweh will make me prosperous, because the Levite has become my priest.”
Judges 17:11–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
11 So the Levite agreed to live with him. The young man was just like a son to Micah.
12 Then Micah prepared the Levite to serve as his priest. He lived in Micah’s house. 13 Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me. This Levite has become my priest.”