Judges 17:11
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And the Levite said he would make his living-place with the man, and he became to him as one of his sons.
Webster's Revision
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
World English Bible
The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
Clarke's Judges 17:11 Bible Commentary
The Levite was content - He thought the place a good one, and the wages respectable.
Wesley's Judges 17:11 Bible Commentary
17:11 Content - Being infected with the common superstition and idolatry of the times. His sons - That is, treated with the same degree of kindness and affection.