Judges 17:6

American Standard Version (1901)

In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

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Referenced Verses

  • Judg 18:1 : 1 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 [their] inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.
  • Judg 19:1 : 1 And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.
  • Judg 21:25 : 25 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
  • Deut 12:8 : 8 Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes;
  • Prov 14:12 : 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.
  • Prov 16:2 : 2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
  • Eccl 11:9 : 9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
  • Jer 44:16-17 : 16 As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jehovah, we will not hearken unto thee. 17 But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our 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.
  • Deut 33:5 : 5 And he was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.
  • Judg 21:3 : 3 And they said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel?
  • Ps 12:4 : 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; Our lips are our own: Who is lord over us?
  • Prov 12:15 : 15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
  • Gen 36:31 : 31 And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Judg 21:24-25
    2 verses
    93%

    24And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance.

    25In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

  • Deut 12:8
    78%

    8Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes;

  • Judg 18:1
    78%

    1In 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 [their] inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.

  • Judg 17:5
    77%

    5And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

  • Judg 17:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there.

    8And the man departed out of the city, out of Beth-lehem-judah, to sojourn where he could find [a place], and he came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.

  • Judg 19:1
    75%

    1And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.

  • Prov 21:2
    73%

    2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the hearts.

  • Hos 10:3
    71%

    3Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah; and the king, what can he do for us?

  • 1 Kgs 22:47
    71%

    47And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.

  • Hos 3:4
    71%

    4For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim:

  • 1 Kgs 22:17
    70%

    17And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and Jehovah said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace.

  • 2 Chr 15:5
    69%

    5And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in; but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.

  • Judg 17:1
    69%

    1And there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

  • 2 Chr 15:3
    69%

    3Now for a long season Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law:

  • 1 Sam 3:1
    69%

    1And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

  • 2 Chr 18:16
    69%

    16And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and Jehovah said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace.

  • Judg 18:7
    69%

    7Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was none in the land, possessing authority, that might put [them] to shame in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with any man.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
    69%

    6and said to the judges, Consider what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for Jehovah; and [he is] with you in the judgment.

  • 2 Chr 10:16
    68%

    16And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So all Israel departed unto their tents.

  • Judg 18:14
    68%

    14Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.

  • Deut 17:9
    68%

    9and thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days: and thou shalt inquire; and they shall show thee the sentence of judgment.

  • Isa 59:15
    68%

    15Yea, truth is lacking; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey. And Jehovah saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice.

  • 1 Kgs 12:16
    68%

    16And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

  • Judg 6:1
    68%

    1And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

  • 2 Kgs 17:29
    68%

    29Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.

  • Jer 18:12
    68%

    12But they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart.

  • 1 Chr 13:4
    67%

    4And all the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

  • Deut 17:14
    67%

    14When thou art come unto the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are round about me;

  • Ezek 18:5
    67%

    5But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,

  • Judg 20:8
    67%

    8And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn unto his house.

  • Deut 1:16
    67%

    16And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear [the causes] between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner that is with him.

  • 2 Kgs 17:19
    67%

    19Also Judah kept not the commandments of Jehovah their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.

  • Judg 5:6
    67%

    6In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, And the travellers walked through byways.

  • 1 Chr 5:17
    67%

    17All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

  • 1 Sam 13:19
    67%

    19Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

  • Judg 2:19
    67%

    19But it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their doings, nor from their stubborn way.

  • Judg 17:12-13
    2 verses
    67%

    12And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

    13Then said Micah, Now know I that Jehovah will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

  • Prov 6:7
    67%

    7Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,

  • 1 Sam 12:12
    67%

    12And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay, but a king shall reign over us; when Jehovah your God was your king.

  • Hos 13:10
    67%

    10Where now is thy king, that he may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges, of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?

  • 1 Sam 8:19
    67%

    19But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,

  • Deut 6:18
    66%

    18And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of Jehovah; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers,

  • Judg 20:27
    66%

    27And the children of Israel asked of Jehovah (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

  • 2 Kgs 17:8
    66%

    8and walked in the statutes of the nations, whom Jehovah cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they made.

  • 1 Sam 8:3
    66%

    3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

  • 1 Sam 7:15
    66%

    15And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.