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6 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
6 in those days there is no king in Israel, each that which is right in his own eyes doth.
6 In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.
6 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
6 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did as seemed right to him.
In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.
And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.
Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee. But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
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Commentary on Judges 17 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 17
All agree that what is related in this and the rest of the chapters to the end of this book was not done, as the narrative occurs, after Samson, but long before, even soon after the death of Joshua, in the days of Phinehas the son of Eleazar, ch. 20:28. But it is cast here into the latter part of the book that it might not interrupt the history of the Judges. That it might appear how happy the nation was in the judges it is here shown how unhappy they were when there was none.
Jdg 17:1-6
Here we have,
Jdg 17:7-13
We have here an account of Micah's furnishing himself with a Levite for his chaplain, either thinking his son, because the heir of his estate, too good to officiate, or rather, because not of God's tribe, not good enough. Observe,