Judges 17:12 Cross References - NSB

¹² He lived in Micah’s home. Micah made him his priest.

⁵ Then he said to Korah and all his followers: »In the morning Jehovah will show who belongs to him, who is holy. He will have that person come near him. Only the person Jehovah chooses will be allowed to come near him.

⁸ Moses also said to Korah: »Listen, you sons of Levi! ⁹ »Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the congregation of Israel? Jehovah has brought you near to do the work for his tent and stand in front of the community to serve them. ¹⁰ »He brought you and all the other Levites near. But now you demand to be priests.

³⁰ The Danites set up the idol to be worshiped, and Jonathan, the son of Gershom and grandson of Moses, served as a priest for the Danites. His descendants served as their priests until the people were taken away into exile.

³¹ Jeroboam built worship sites on hilltops. He appointed men who were not descended from Levi to be priests.

³³ King Jeroboam of Israel still did not turn from his evil ways. He continued to choose priests from ordinary families to serve at the altars he had built. He ordained as priest anyone who wanted to be one. ³⁴ This was the sin of the house of Jeroboam. It brought about its ruin and total destruction from the face of the earth.