65 verses contain “Mica” (in the KJV: 47, in the BSB: 65) — showing 1–65
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And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was
Micah.
Now a man named
Micah from the hill country of Ephraim
Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a
graven image and a
molten image: and they were in the house of
Micah.
So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a
silversmith, who made them into a
graven image and a
molten idol. And they were placed in the house of
Micah.
And the man
Micah had an house of gods, and made an
ephod, and
teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
Now this man
Micah had a
shrine, and he made an
ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.
And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to
sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of
Micah, as he journeyed.
This man left the city of
Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to
Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
And
Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a
Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to
sojourn where I may find a place.
“Where are you from?”
Micah asked him. “I am a
Levite from
Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied, “and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.”
And
Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of
apparel, and thy
victuals. So the
Levite went in.
“Stay with me,”
Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the
Levite went in
And the
Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to
Micah.
And
Micah consecrated the
Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of
Micah.
Micah ordained the
Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
Then said
Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a
Levite to my priest.
Then
Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a
Levite has become my priest.”
And the children of
Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to
spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of
Micah, they
lodged there.
So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of
valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to
spy out the land and
explore it. “Go and
explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of
Micah, where they spent the night.
When they were by the house of
Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the
Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee
hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?
And while they were near
Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young
Levite; so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”
And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth
Micah with me, and hath
hired me, and I am his priest.
“
Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has
hired me to be his priest.”
And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of
Micah.
And from there they traveled to the hill country of Ephraim and came to
Micah’s house.
So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young
Levite, the house of
Micah, and
greeted him.
And these went into
Micah’s house, and
fetched the carved image, the
ephod, and the
teraphim, and the
molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye?
When they entered
Micah’s house and took the
graven image, the
ephod, the household idols, and the
molten idol, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
And when they were a good way from the house of
Micah, the men that were in the houses near to
Micah’s house were gathered together, and overtook the children of
Dan.
After they were some distance from
Micah’s house, the men in the houses near
Micah’s house
mobilized and overtook the Danites.
And they
cried unto the children of
Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto
Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?
When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to
Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?”
And the children of
Dan went their way: and when
Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.
So the Danites went on their way, and
Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were too strong for him.
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.
After they had taken
Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a
tranquil and
unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.
And they set them up
Micah’s
graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in
Shiloh.
So they set up for themselves
Micah’s
graven image, and it was there the whole time the house of God was in
Shiloh.
And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica, and all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.
And the king of Israel said unto
Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man,
Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may
enquire of the LORD: but I
hate him; for he
doth not
prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And
Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I
hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is
Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!”
Jehoshaphat replied.
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said,
Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
And the
messenger that was gone to call
Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.
Then the
messenger who had gone to call
Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one
accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak
favorably.”
And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
So he came to the king. And the king said unto him,
Micaiah, shall we go against
Ramoth-
gilead to battle, or shall we
forbear? And he answered him, Go, and
prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
When
Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “
Micaiah, should we go to war against
Ramoth-
gilead, or should we
refrain?” “Go up and triumph,”
Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will give it into the hand of the king.”
And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a
shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.
So
Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a
shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
But
Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and
smote Micaiah on the
cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
Then
Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck
Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
And
Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide
thyself.
Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
And the king of Israel said, Take
Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to
Joash the king’s son;
And the king of Israel declared, “Take
Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to
Joash the king’s son,
And
Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said,
Hearken, O people, every one of you.
But
Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take
heed, all you people!”
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,
and commanded Hilkiah the priest,
Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of
Micaiah, Shaphan the
scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:
Shemaiah his son,
Gog his son, Shimei his son,
Micah his son, Reaiah his son,
Baal his son,
And the sons of
Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and
Ahaz.
The sons of
Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and
Ahaz.
And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of
Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of
Asaph;
Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of
Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of
Asaph;
And the sons of
Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and
Ahaz.
The sons of
Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and
Ahaz.
Of the sons of Uzziel;
Micah the first, and Jesiah the second.
The sons of Uzziel:
Micah was the first and Isshiah the second.
Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.
From the sons of Uzziel:
Micah; from the sons of
Micah: Shamir.
The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah;
Zechariah.
He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between
Abijah and
Jeroboam.
and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was
Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between
Abijah and
Jeroboam.
Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Ben-
hail, and to
Obadiah, and to
Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.
And the king of Israel said unto
Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may
enquire of the LORD: but I
hate him; for he never
prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is
Micaiah the son of Imla. And
Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I
hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is
Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!”
Jehoshaphat replied.
And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said,
Fetch quickly
Micaiah the son of Imla.
So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
And the
messenger that went to call
Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.
Then the
messenger who had gone to call
Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one
accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak
favorably.”
And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.
But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”
And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him,
Micaiah, shall we go to
Ramoth-
gilead to battle, or shall I
forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and
prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.
When
Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “
Micaiah, should we go to war against
Ramoth-
gilead, or should we
refrain?” “Go up and triumph,”
Micaiah replied, “for they will be given into your hand.”
Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no
shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.
So
Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a
shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.
Then
Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and
smote Micaiah upon the
cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
Then
Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck
Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
And
Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide
thyself.
Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
Then the king of Israel said, Take ye
Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to
Joash the king’s son;
And the king of Israel declared, “Take
Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to
Joash the king’s son,
And
Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the LORD spoken by me. And he said,
Hearken, all ye people.
But
Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take
heed, all you people!”
And the king commanded Hilkiah, and
Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of
Micah, and Shaphan the
scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king’s, saying,
and commanded Hilkiah,
Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of
Micah, Shaphan the
scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:
Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,
Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of
Asaph, was the principal to begin the
thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of
Jeduthun.
Mattaniah son of
Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of
Asaph, who led in
thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of
Jeduthun.
The
overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of
Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.
Now the
overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of
Mica. He was one of
Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.
And certain of the priests’ sons with
trumpets; namely,
Zechariah the son of
Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of
Asaph:
and some of the priests with
trumpets, and also
Zechariah son of
Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of
Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of
Asaph,
And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai,
Zechariah, and Hananiah, with
trumpets;
as well as the priests with their
trumpets—Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin,
Micaiah, Elioenai,
Zechariah, and Hananiah—
Micah the Morasthite
prophesied in the days of
Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts;
Zion shall be
plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.
“
Micah the Moreshite
prophesied in the days of
Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘
Zion will be
plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a
heap of
rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’
When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the LORD,
When
Micaiah son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the
scroll,
Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when
Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.
And
Micaiah reported to them all the words he had heard
Baruch read from the
scroll in the hearing of the people.
The word of the LORD that came to
Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham,
Ahaz, and
Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
This is the word of the LORD that came to
Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham,
Ahaz, and
Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:
