Micah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(God-like). (1) The erratic Ephraimite whose story is told in Judges 17-18. (2) Sixth of the minor prophets. Prophesied B. C. 750-698. He foretells the destruction of Samaria and Jerusalem, and prefigures the Messiah. (3) A Reubenite (1 Chron. 5:5⁵Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son, (1 Chronicles 5:5)). (4) Grandson of Jonathan (1 Chron. 8:34-35³⁴And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah. ³⁵And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. (1 Chronicles 8:34‑35)). (5) A Levite (1 Chron. 23:20²⁰Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second. (1 Chronicles 23:20)). (6) Father of Abdon (2 Chron. 34:20²⁰And 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, (2 Chronicles 34:20)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. A man of Mount Ephraim, whose history reveals the sad state of private life in Israel, as well as the mixture of idolatry with the name of Jehovah, early in the times of the Judges, Phinehas being still high priest. He had a house of gods, and made an ephod and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons to act as priest. A wandering son of Levi finding his way to Micah’s house was gladly received by him, treated as one of his sons, and became his priest. Then Micah said, “Now know I that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.” The Danites however, seeking a larger inheritance, sent spies to the north, who came near Micah’s house, and knowing the voice of the Levite, asked him to inquire of God for them. He ventured to reply, “Go in peace: before the Lord is your way wherein ye go.” A larger body of Danites afterward came and carried away the gods of Micah, and the ephod and the teraphim, together with the Levite, and took them to the north, where they established themselves. Micah hastened after them, but could not recover his gods. There was no king in Israel, and every man did that which was right in his own eyes; and God, though nominally owned, was, alas, in reality ignored( Judg. 17-18).

2. Son of Shimei, a descendant of Reuben (1 Chron. 5:5⁵Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son, (1 Chronicles 5:5)).

3. Son of Merib-baal, or Mephibosheth, the grandson of Saul (1 Chron. 8:34-35³⁴And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah. ³⁵And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. (1 Chronicles 8:34‑35); 1 Chron. 9:40-41⁴⁰And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begat Micah. ⁴¹And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz. (1 Chronicles 9:40‑41)). Called MICHA in 2 Samuel 9:12¹²And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth. (2 Samuel 9:12).

4. Son of Zichri, or Zabdi, or Zaccur, a Levite (1 Chron. 9:15¹⁵And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; (1 Chronicles 9:15)). Apparently called MICHA in Nehemiah 11:17,22¹⁷And 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. (Nehemiah 11:17)
²²The 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. (Nehemiah 11:22); and MICHAIAH in Nehemiah 12:35³⁵And 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: (Nehemiah 12:35).

5. Son of Uzziel, a Kohathite (1 Chron. 23:20²⁰Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second. (1 Chronicles 23:20)). Called MICHAH in 1 Chronicles 24:24-25²⁴Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir. ²⁵The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah. (1 Chronicles 24:24‑25).

6. Father of Abdon (2 Chron. 34:20²⁰And 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, (2 Chronicles 34:20)). Called MICHAIAH in 2 Kings 22:12¹²And 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, (2 Kings 22:12).

7. The Morasthite, the prophet (Jer. 26:18¹⁸Micah 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. (Jeremiah 26:18); Mic. 1:1¹The 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. (Micah 1:1)).

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

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