Topic
Micah (1)
15 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Judges 17:1–13ISBE
And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it.…
- Judges 18:1–31ISBE
In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. And the children of Dan sent of their…
- Judges 18:1–6ISBE
In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. And the children of Dan sent of their…
- Judges 18:7–12ISBE
¶ Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and…
- Judges 18:13–26ISBE
And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah. ¶ Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven…
- Judges 18:27–31ISBE
And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire. And there was no deliverer, because…
- 2 Kings 22:12ISBE
And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying,
- 1 Chronicles 5:5ISBE
Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,
- 1 Chronicles 8:34ISBE
And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah.
- 1 Chronicles 9:40ISBE
And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begat Micah.
- 1 Chronicles 23:20ISBE
Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.
- 1 Chronicles 24:24ISBE
Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.
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- 2 Chronicles 34:20 ISBE
- Jeremiah 26:18 ISBE
- Judith 6:15 ISBE
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 17 references
mi'-ka (mikhah, contracted from mikhayahu, "who is like Yah?"; Codex Vaticanus, Meichaias; Codex Alexandrinus, Micha; sometimes in the King James Version spelled Michah):
(1) The chief character of an episode given as an appendix to the Book of Judges (Jud 17; 18). Micah, a dweller in Mt. Ephraim, was the founder and owner of a small private sanctuary with accessories for worship (17:1-5), for which he hired as priest a Judean Levite (17:7-13). Five men sent in quest of new territory by the Danites, who had failed to secure a settlement upon their own tribal allotment, visited Micah's shrine, and obtained from his priest an oracle favoring their quest (Jud 18:1-6). They then went on until they reached the town of Laish in the extreme North, and deeming it suitable for the purpose, they returned to report to their fellow-tribesmen. These at once dispatched thither 600 armed men, accompanied by their families (Jud 18:7-12). Passing Micah's abode, they appropriated his idols and his priest, and when their owner pursued, he was insulted and threatened (Jud 18:13-26). They took Laish, destroyed it with its inhabitants and rebuilt it under the name of Dan. There they established the stolen images, and appointed Micah's Levite, Jonathan, a grandson of Moses (the King James Version "Manasseh"), priest of the new sanctuary, which was long famous in Israel (Jud 18:27-31).
The purpose of the narrative is evidently to set forth the origin of the Danite shrine and priesthood. A few peculiarities in the story have led some critics--e.g., Moore, "Judges," in ICC and "Judges" in SBOT; Budde, Richter--to regard it as composite. Wellhausen, however, considers that the peculiarities are editorial and have been introduced for the purpose of smoothing or explaining the ancient record. Most authorities are agreed that the story is nearly contemporary with the events which it narrates, and that it is of the highest value for the study of the history of Israelite worship.
See also JUDGES; DAN; PRIESTHOOD.
(2) A Reubenite, whose descendant Beerah was carried into exile by Tiglath-pileser (1Ch 5:5).
(3) A son of Merib-baal (1Ch 8:34 f; 9:40 f).
See MICA, (1).
(4) A Kohathite Levite (1Ch 23:20; 24:24 f).
(5) The father of Abdon, one of Josiah's messengers to the prophetess Huldah (2Ch 34:20). In the parallel passage (2Ki 22:12), the reading is "Achbor the son of Micaiah," the King James Version "Michaiah."
(6) A Simeonite mentioned in the Book of Judith (Judith 6:15).
(7) The prophet, called, in Jer 26:18 (Hebrew), "Micaiah the Morashtite." See special article.
(8) The son of Imlah.
See MICAIAH, (7).
John A. Less
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.