Judges 21:25

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

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  • 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 17:6 : 6 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
  • 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.
  • Deut 12:8 : 8 You must not act as we are doing here today, where everyone does whatever seems right in their own eyes.
  • Judg 18:7 : 7 The 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.
  • Ps 12:4 : 4 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks with arrogance.
  • Prov 3:5 : 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.
  • Prov 14:12 : 12 There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end leads to death.
  • 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.
  • Mic 2:1-2 : 1 Woe to those who devise wickedness and plan evil on their beds! At dawn, they carry it out because they have the power to do it. 2 They covet fields and seize them; they take houses and rob them. They oppress a man and his house, a person and their inheritance.

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  • Judg 17:6-7
    2 verses
    93%

    6In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

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

  • Judg 21:24
    79%

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

  • Deut 12:8
    78%

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

  • Prov 21:1-3
    3 verses
    76%

    1The king's heart is like streams of water in the hand of the LORD; He directs it wherever He pleases.

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

    3To do righteousness and justice is preferred by the LORD rather than sacrifice.

  • Judg 18:1
    75%

    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 19:1
    71%

    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.

  • 1 Kgs 22:47
    70%

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

  • Hos 10:3
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    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?

  • 2 Chr 10:16
    69%

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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 20:8
    68%

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

  • Hos 3:4
    68%

    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
    68%

    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.”'

  • 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.’

  • 2 Chr 18:16
    68%

    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."'

  • Isa 59:15
    67%

    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.

  • 2 Chr 25:22
    67%

    22Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his own home.

  • Judg 18:7
    67%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 13:4
    67%

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

  • 2 Chr 15:3
    67%

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

  • Isa 41:28
    66%

    28When I look, there is no one; there is no counselor among these whom I could ask, and who could give an answer.

  • Ezek 22:6
    66%

    6See, the princes of Israel, each one by his own might, have been in you to shed blood.

  • 2 Sam 20:1
    66%

    1Now a troublemaker named Sheba, son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there. He blew the trumpet and declared, "We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse's son. Every man to his tent, Israel!"

  • Num 31:53
    66%

    53Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself.

  • Prov 29:26
    66%

    26Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the LORD that a man receives justice.

  • 1 Sam 8:19
    66%

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

  • Hos 13:10
    66%

    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'?

  • Judg 19:30
    66%

    30Everyone who saw it said, "Nothing like this has ever happened or been seen since the day the Israelites came up from the land of Egypt until now. Think it over, take counsel, and speak up!"

  • 1 Sam 12:12
    66%

    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.

  • Judg 20:27
    66%

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

  • 1 Sam 8:22
    66%

    22The LORD said to Samuel, 'Listen to them and appoint a king for them.' Then Samuel said to the people of Israel, 'Each of you, return to your own town.'

  • 2 Kgs 21:9
    66%

    9But they did not listen. Manasseh led them astray to do more evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.

  • 1 Sam 3:1
    66%

    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 Kgs 8:20
    66%

    20In Jehoram's time, Edom rebelled against Judah's control and set up their own king.

  • Deut 25:1
    66%

    1If there is a dispute between men, and they come to court for judgment, the judges shall justify the innocent and condemn the guilty.

  • 2 Chr 25:7
    66%

    7But a man of God came to him and said, 'O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the people of Ephraim.'

  • Judg 2:19
    66%

    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.

  • Zech 8:10
    66%

    10For before those days, there was no wage for people or animals, and no one could go about safely because of the enemy, for I had turned everyone against their neighbor.

  • 2 Chr 21:8
    65%

    8During Jehoram's reign, Edom rebelled against Judah's control and appointed their own king.

  • 1 Sam 13:19
    65%

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

  • Eccl 7:20
    65%

    20Surely there is no one righteous on earth who always does good and never sins.

  • Deut 17:14
    65%

    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,'

  • Deut 13:11
    65%

    11Stone him to death because he sought to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
    65%

    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.'