Micah
A prophet from Moresheth during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah.
A written article for Micah is still to come. Below and alongside: where Micah appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.
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800 BC600 BC
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Micah750 BC to 610 BC
Original word
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מִיכָה micah, michah, micahs, micaiah, michaH4318
Citations
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Where Micah appears in Scripture
וְהָאִישׁ מִיכָה לוֹ בֵּית אֱלֹהִים וַיַּעַשׂ אֵפוֹד וּתְרָפִים וַיְמַלֵּא אֶת-יַד אַחַד מִבָּנָיו וַֽיְהִי-לוֹ לְכֹהֵֽן׃
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.
וַיֵּלֶךְ הָאִישׁ מֵֽהָעִיר מִבֵּית לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה לָגוּר בַּֽאֲשֶׁר יִמְצָא וַיָּבֹא הַר-אֶפְרַיִם עַד-בֵּית מִיכָה לַֽעֲשׂוֹת דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃
And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehem-judah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
וַיֹּֽאמֶר-לוֹ מִיכָה מֵאַיִן תָּבוֹא וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו לֵוִי אָנֹכִי מִבֵּית לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה וְאָֽנֹכִי הֹלֵךְ לָגוּר בַּֽאֲשֶׁר אֶמְצָֽא׃
And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ מִיכָה שְׁבָה עִמָּדִי וֶֽהְיֵה-לִי לְאָב וּלְכֹהֵן וְאָֽנֹכִי אֶֽתֶּן-לְךָ עֲשֶׂרֶת כֶּסֶף לַיָּמִים וְעֵרֶךְ בְּגָדִים וּמִֽחְיָתֶךָ וַיֵּלֶךְ הַלֵּוִֽי׃
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.
וַיְמַלֵּא מִיכָה אֶת-יַד הַלֵּוִי וַֽיְהִי-לוֹ הַנַּעַר לְכֹהֵן וַיְהִי בְּבֵית מִיכָֽה׃
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
וַיֹּאמֶר מִיכָה עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי כִּֽי-יֵיטִיב יְהוָה לִי כִּי הָֽיָה-לִי הַלֵּוִי לְכֹהֵֽן׃
Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ בְנֵי-דָן׀ מִֽמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם חֲמִשָּׁה אֲנָשִׁים מִקְצוֹתָם אֲנָשִׁים בְּנֵי-חַיִל מִצָּרְעָה וּמֵֽאֶשְׁתָּאֹל לְרַגֵּל אֶת-הָאָרֶץ וּלְחָקְרָהּ וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ אֲלֵהֶם לְכוּ חִקְרוּ אֶת-הָאָרֶץ וַיָּבֹאוּ הַר-אֶפְרַיִם עַד-בֵּית מִיכָה וַיָּלִינוּ שָֽׁם׃
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.
הֵמָּה עִם-בֵּית מִיכָה וְהֵמָּה הִכִּירוּ אֶת-קוֹל הַנַּעַר הַלֵּוִי וַיָּסוּרוּ שָׁם וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ מִֽי-הֱבִיאֲךָ הֲלֹם וּמָֽה-אַתָּה עֹשֶׂה בָּזֶה וּמַה-לְּךָ פֹֽה׃
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?
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם כָּזֹה וְכָזֶה עָשָׂה לִי מִיכָה וַיִּשְׂכְּרֵנִי וָֽאֱהִי-לוֹ לְכֹהֵֽן׃
And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.
וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ מִשָּׁם הַר-אֶפְרָיִם וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד-בֵּית מִיכָֽה׃
And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.
וַיָּסוּרוּ שָׁמָּה וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל-בֵּֽית-הַנַּעַר הַלֵּוִי בֵּית מִיכָה וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ-לוֹ לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃
And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.
וְאֵלֶּה בָּאוּ בֵּית מִיכָה וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת-פֶּסֶל הָֽאֵפוֹד וְאֶת-הַתְּרָפִים וְאֶת-הַמַּסֵּכָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם הַכֹּהֵן מָה אַתֶּם עֹשִֽׂים׃
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?
הֵמָּה הִרְחִיקוּ מִבֵּית מִיכָה וְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר בַּבָּתִּים אֲשֶׁר עִם-בֵּית מִיכָה נִֽזְעֲקוּ וַיַּדְבִּיקוּ אֶת-בְּנֵי-דָֽן׃
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.
וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ אֶל-בְּנֵי-דָן וַיַּסֵּבּוּ פְּנֵיהֶם וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ לְמִיכָה מַה-לְּךָ כִּי נִזְעָֽקְתָּ׃
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?
וַיֵּֽלְכוּ בְנֵי-דָן לְדַרְכָּם וַיַּרְא מִיכָה כִּֽי-חֲזָקִים הֵמָּה מִמֶּנּוּ וַיִּפֶן וַיָּשָׁב אֶל-בֵּיתֽוֹ׃
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.
וְהֵמָּה לָֽקְחוּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר-עָשָׂה מִיכָה וְֽאֶת-הַכֹּהֵן אֲשֶׁר הָֽיָה-לוֹ וַיָּבֹאוּ עַל-לַיִשׁ עַל-עַם שֹׁקֵט וּבֹטֵחַ וַיַּכּוּ אוֹתָם לְפִי-חָרֶב וְאֶת-הָעִיר שָֽׂרְפוּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃
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.
וַיָּשִׂימוּ לָהֶם אֶת-פֶּסֶל מִיכָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה כָּל-יְמֵי הֱיוֹת בֵּית-הָֽאֱלֹהִים בְּשִׁלֹֽה׃
And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.
וּבֶן-יְהֽוֹנָתָן מְרִיב בָּעַל וּמְרִיב בַּעַל הוֹלִיד אֶת-מִיכָֽה׃
And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah.
וּבְנֵי מִיכָה פִּיתוֹן וָמֶלֶךְ וְתַאְרֵעַ וְאָחָֽז׃
And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
וּבֶן-יְהֽוֹנָתָן מְרִיב בָּעַל וּמְרִי-בַעַל הוֹלִיד אֶת-מִיכָֽה׃
And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begat Micah.
וּבְנֵי מִיכָה פִּיתֹן וָמֶלֶךְ וְתַחְרֵֽעַ׃
And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.
בְּנֵי עֻזִּיאֵל מִיכָה הָרֹאשׁ וְיִשִּׁיָּה הַשֵּׁנִֽי׃
Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.
בְּנֵי עֻזִּיאֵל מִיכָה לִבְנֵי מִיכָה (שמור) שָׁמִֽיר׃
Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.
אֲחִי מִיכָה יִשִּׁיָּה לִבְנֵי יִשִּׁיָּה זְכַרְיָֽהוּ׃
The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah.
וַיִּקְרָא מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל-סָרִיס אֶחָד וַיֹּאמֶר מַהֵר (מיכהו) מִיכָיְהוּ בֶן-יִמְלָֽא׃
And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.
וַיָּבֹא אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵלָיו מִיכָה הֲנֵלֵךְ אֶל-רָמֹת גִּלְעָד לַמִּלְחָמָה אִם-אֶחְדָּל וַיֹּאמֶר עֲלוּ וְהַצְלִיחוּ וְיִנָּֽתְנוּ בְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃
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.
וַיְצַו הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת-חִלְקִיָּהוּ וְאֶת-אֲחִיקָם בֶּן-שָׁפָן וְאֶת-עַבְדּוֹן בֶּן-מִיכָה וְאֵת׀ שָׁפָן הַסּוֹפֵר וְאֵת עֲשָׂיָה עֶֽבֶד-הַמֶּלֶךְ לֵאמֹֽר׃
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,
וּמַתַּנְיָה בֶן-מִיכָה בֶּן-זַבְדִּי בֶן-אָסָף רֹאשׁ הַתְּחִלָּה יְהוֹדֶה לַתְּפִלָּה וּבַקְבֻּקְיָה מִשְׁנֶה מֵֽאֶחָיו וְעַבְדָּא בֶּן-שַׁמּוּעַ בֶּן-גָּלָל בֶּן-(ידיתון) יְדוּתֽוּן׃
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.
דְּבַר-יְהוָה׀ אֲשֶׁר הָיָה אֶל-מִיכָה הַמֹּרַשְׁתִּי בִּימֵי יוֹתָם אָחָז יְחִזְקִיָּה מַלְכֵי יְהוּדָה אֲשֶׁר-חָזָה עַל-שֹׁמְרוֹן וִירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
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.