Judges 17:6

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

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  • 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:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Judg 21:24-25
    2 verses
    93%

    24At that time, the Israelites departed from there, each man to his tribe and family. They returned to their inheritance.

    25In those days, there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in their own eyes.

  • Deut 12:8
    78%

    8You must not act as we are doing here today, where everyone does whatever seems right in their own eyes.

  • Judg 18:1
    78%

    1In 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 17:5
    77%

    5Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and he consecrated one of his sons to become his priest.

  • Judg 17:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, from the family of Judah. He was a Levite, and he was residing there temporarily.

    8The man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to find a place to stay. He traveled until he reached the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah's house as part of his journey.

  • Judg 19:1
    75%

    1In 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.

  • Prov 21:2
    73%

    2Every person's way seems right in their own eyes, but the LORD evaluates the hearts.

  • Hos 10:3
    71%

    3Now they will say, 'We have no king, for we did not fear the LORD. And as for the king, what could he do for us?

  • 1 Kgs 22:47
    71%

    47He also removed from the land the remaining cult prostitutes who had survived from the days of his father Asa.

  • Hos 3:4
    71%

    4For the children of Israel will live many days without a king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or household idols.

  • 1 Kgs 22:17
    70%

    17Then Micaiah said, 'I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, “These people have no master; each one should go home in peace.”'

  • 2 Chr 15:5
    69%

    5In those days, there was no peace for those who went out or those who came in, but great unrest troubled all the inhabitants of the lands.

  • Judg 17:1
    69%

    1There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah.

  • 2 Chr 15:3
    69%

    3For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without the law.

  • 1 Sam 3:1
    69%

    1The young boy Samuel was serving the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; visions were not widespread.

  • 2 Chr 18:16
    69%

    16Then Micaiah said, 'I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd, and the LORD said, "These people have no master; let each one go home in peace."'

  • Judg 18:7
    69%

    7The five men left and came to Laish. They saw that the people there were living in security, like the Sidonians—peaceful and unsuspecting. No one in the land was oppressing them or causing harm. They lived far from the Sidonians and had no relationship with any other people.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
    69%

    6He said to the judges, 'Consider carefully what you do, because you are not judging for mere mortals, but for the LORD, who is with you whenever you give a judgment.'

  • 2 Chr 10:16
    68%

    16When all Israel realized that the king had not listened to them, they responded to the king, saying, "What share do we have in David? What inheritance is there for us in the son of Jesse? Every man to your tents, Israel! Now take care of your own house, David!" So all the Israelites returned to their homes.

  • Judg 18:14
    68%

    14Then the five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish said to their fellow Danites, 'Do you know that in these houses there's an ephod, household gods, a carved image, and a cast idol? Now think about what you should do.'

  • Deut 17:9
    68%

    9Go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you the verdict.

  • Isa 59:15
    68%

    15Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. The LORD saw this and was displeased, for there was no justice.

  • 1 Kgs 12:16
    68%

    16When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king: "What share do we have in David, what part in Jesse's son? To your tents, Israel! Look after your own house, David!" So the Israelites went home.

  • Judg 6:1
    68%

    1The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord handed them over to Midian for seven years.

  • 2 Kgs 17:29
    68%

    29But each nation made its own gods and set them up in the shrines of the high places that the Samaritans had made—each nation in the towns where they lived.

  • Jer 18:12
    68%

    12But they will say, ‘It’s no use. We will continue to follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his own evil heart.’

  • 1 Chr 13:4
    67%

    4The whole assembly agreed to do so, for the proposal seemed right to all the people.

  • Deut 17:14
    67%

    14When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you and take possession of it and settle in it, and you say, 'Let us appoint a king over us, like all the nations around us,'

  • Ezek 18:5
    67%

    5If a man is righteous and does what is just and right,

  • Judg 20:8
    67%

    8All the people stood together as one and said, "None of us will go to his tent or turn back to his house.

  • Deut 1:16
    67%

    16At that time, I commanded your judges, saying, 'Hear the disputes between your brothers and judge fairly between a man and his brother or the foreigner who is residing among them.'

  • 2 Kgs 17:19
    67%

    19But even Judah did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God. They followed the practices of Israel as the Israelites had done.

  • Judg 5:6
    67%

    6In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned; travelers took to winding paths.

  • 1 Chr 5:17
    67%

    17All of them were recorded in the genealogies during the reigns of Jotham, king of Judah, and Jeroboam, king of Israel.

  • 1 Sam 13:19
    67%

    19No blacksmith could be found throughout the whole land of Israel, because the Philistines said, 'Otherwise, the Hebrews might make swords or spears.'

  • Judg 2:19
    67%

    19But when the judge died, they returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their ancestors, following other gods, serving them, and bowing down to them. They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.

  • Judg 17:12-13
    2 verses
    67%

    12Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in Micah's house.

    13Then Micah said, 'Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because I have a Levite as my priest.'

  • Prov 6:7
    67%

    7She has no commander, no overseer or ruler,

  • 1 Sam 12:12
    67%

    12But when you saw that Nahash, king of the Ammonites, came against you, you said to me, ‘No, we want a king to reign over us,’ even though the LORD your God was your king.

  • Hos 13:10
    67%

    10Where now is your king to save you in all your cities? And where are your rulers, about whom you said, 'Give me a king and princes'?

  • 1 Sam 8:19
    67%

    19The people refused to listen to Samuel and said, 'No! We want a king to rule over us.'

  • Deut 6:18
    66%

    18Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may go well with you, and you may go in and possess the good land the LORD promised to your ancestors.

  • Judg 20:27
    66%

    27And the Israelites inquired of the LORD (the Ark of the Covenant of God was there in those days),

  • 2 Kgs 17:8
    66%

    8They followed the practices of the nations whom the Lord had driven out before the Israelites, as well as the practices of the kings of Israel that they themselves had introduced.

  • 1 Sam 8:3
    66%

    3However, his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside to dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

  • 1 Sam 7:15
    66%

    15Samuel continued to judge Israel all the days of his life.