Judges 17:10

Micah Hires A Professional

⁹ And Micah said unto him, "Whence comest thou?" And the Levite answered him, "I am of Bethlehem Judah, and go to dwell where I may find a place." ¹⁰ And Micah said unto him, "Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest. And I will give thee ten silverlings by year and raiment of all sorts, and thy meat and drink." ¹¹ And the Levite went and began to dwell with the man, and was unto him as dear as one of his own sons.

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Shekels of Silver

Pieces Of Silver

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Genesis 45:8

So now it was not ye that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me father unto Pharaoh and lord over all his house, and ruler in all the land of Egypt.

Judges 17:11

And the Levite went and began to dwell with the man, and was unto him as dear as one of his own sons.

Judges 18:19-20

And they answered him, "Hold thy peace, and put thine hand upon thy mouth, and come with us, and be unto us a father and a priest. Whether is it better for thee to be a priest? Unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe or a kindred in Israel?"

1 Samuel 2:36

And they that are left in thine house, shall come and crouch to him for a little piece of silver and a cake of bread, and shall say: put me, I pray thee, in one office or other among the priests, that I may eat a morsel of bread.'"

2 Kings 6:21

And then said the king of Israel unto Elisha when he saw them, "Shall I smite them? Shall I smite them, father?"

2 Kings 8:8-9

Then said the king to Hazael, "Take a present with thee and go against the man of God and ask the LORD by him whether I shall recover of this my disease or no."

2 Kings 13:14

When Elisha was fallen sick of the sickness whereof he died, Joash king of Israel came to him and wept to him, and said, "O father, father! The chariot of Israel and the horsemen of the same!"

Job 29:16

I was a father unto the poor, and when I knew not their cause, I sought it out diligently.

Isaiah 22:21

and array him with thy coat, and gird him with thy girdle, and I will give thy power into his hand. He shall be a father of the citizens of Jerusalem, and of the kindred of Judah.

Ezekiel 13:19

and dishonour me to my people for a handful of barley, and for a piece of bread. When ye kill the souls of them that die not, and promise life to them that live not: Thus ye dissemble with my people, that believeth your lies.

Matthew 26:15

and said, "What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?" And they appointed unto him thirty pieces of silver.

John 12:6

This said he, not that he cared for the poor: but because he was a thief, and kept the bag, and bare that which was given.

1 Timothy 6:10

For covetousness is the root of all evil, which while some lusted after, they erred from the faith, and tangled themselves with many sorrows.

1 Peter 5:2

see that ye feed Christ's flock, which is among you, taking the oversight of them: not as though ye were compelled thereto, but willingly; Not for the desire of filthy lucre, but of a good mind.