Verse 6

In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

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Referenced Verses

  • Judg 18:1 : 1 In those days, Israel had no king, and during that period, the tribe of Dan was looking for a place to settle because they had not yet received an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.
  • Judg 19:1 : 1 In those days, there was no king in Israel. There was a Levite living temporarily in the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, and he took a concubine for himself from Bethlehem in Judah.
  • Judg 21:25 : 25 In those days, there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in their own eyes.
  • Deut 12:8 : 8 You must not act as we are doing here today, where everyone does whatever seems right in their own eyes.
  • Prov 14:12 : 12 There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end leads to death.
  • Prov 16:2 : 2 All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but the Lord weighs the spirit.
  • Eccl 11:9 : 9 Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart be glad in the days of your prime. Follow the ways of your heart and the sights of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
  • Jer 44:16-17 : 16 The word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you. 17 Instead, we will do everything we promised: we will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. At that time, we had plenty of food, prospered, and experienced no disaster.
  • Deut 33:5 : 5 He became king in Jeshurun when the heads of the people gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.
  • Judg 21:3 : 3 They said, 'Why, LORD, God of Israel, has this happened in Israel, that one tribe is missing today?'
  • Ps 12:4 : 4 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks with arrogance.
  • Prov 12:15 : 15 The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.
  • Gen 36:31 : 31 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: