Judges 17:6

Geneva Bible (1560)

In those dayes there was no King in Israel, but euery man did that which was good in his owne eyes.

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  • Judg 18:1 : 1 In those dayes there was no King in Israel, and at the same time the tribe of Dan sought them an inheritance to dwell in: for vnto that time all their inheritance had not fallen vnto them among the tribes of Israel.
  • Judg 19:1 : 1 Also in those dayes, when there was no king in Israel, a certaine Leuite dwelt on the side of mount Ephraim, and tooke to wife a concubine out of Beth-lehem Iudah,
  • Judg 21:25 : 25 In those dayes there was no King in Israel, but euery man did that which was good in his eyes.
  • Deut 12:8 : 8 Ye shall not doe after all these things that we doe here this day: that is, euery man whatsoeuer seemeth him good in his owne eyes.
  • Prov 14:12 : 12 There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.
  • Prov 16:2 : 2 All the wayes of a man are cleane in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the spirits.
  • Eccl 11:9 : 9 Reioyce, O yong man, in thy youth, and let thine heart cheere thee in the dayes of thy youth: and walke in the waies of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but knowe that for all these things, God wil bring thee to iudgement.
  • Jer 44:16-17 : 16 The worde that thou hast spoken vnto vs in the Name of the Lorde, wee will not heare it of thee, 17 But wee will doe whatsoeuer thing goeth out of our owne mouth, as to burne incense vnto the Queene of heauen, and to powre out drinke offerings vnto her, as we haue done, both we & our fathers, our Kings and our princes in the cities of Iudah, and in the streetes of Ierusalem: for then had wee plentie of vitailes and were well and felt none euill.
  • Deut 33:5 : 5 Then he was among the righteous people, as King, when the heades of the people, and the tribes of Israel were assembled.
  • Judg 21:3 : 3 And sayde, O Lorde God of Israel, why is this come to passe in Israel, that this day one tribe of Israel should want?
  • Ps 12:4 : 4 Which haue saide, With our tongue will we preuaile: our lippes are our owne: who is Lord ouer vs?
  • Prov 12:15 : 15 The way of a foole is right in his owne eyes: but he that heareth counsell, is wise.
  • Gen 36:31 : 31 And these are the Kings that reigned in the lande of Edom, before there reigned any King ouer the children of Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Judg 21:24-25
    2 verses
    93%

    24 So the children of Israel departed thence at that time, euery man to his tribe, and to his familie, and went out from thence euery man to his inheritance.

    25 In those dayes there was no King in Israel, but euery man did that which was good in his eyes.

  • Deut 12:8
    78%

    8 Ye shall not doe after all these things that we doe here this day: that is, euery man whatsoeuer seemeth him good in his owne eyes.

  • Judg 18:1
    78%

    1 In those dayes there was no King in Israel, and at the same time the tribe of Dan sought them an inheritance to dwell in: for vnto that time all their inheritance had not fallen vnto them among the tribes of Israel.

  • Judg 17:5
    77%

    5 And this man Michah had an house of gods, & made an Ephod, and Teraphim, & cosecrated one of his sonnes, who was his Priest.

  • Judg 17:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7 There was also a yong man out of Bethlehem Iudah, of the familie of Iudah: who was a Leuite, and soiourned there.

    8 And the man departed out of the citie, euen out of Beth-lehem Iudah, to dwell where he coulde finde a place: and as he iourneyed, he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Michah

  • Judg 19:1
    75%

    1 Also in those dayes, when there was no king in Israel, a certaine Leuite dwelt on the side of mount Ephraim, and tooke to wife a concubine out of Beth-lehem Iudah,

  • Prov 21:2
    73%

    2 Euery way of a man is right in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

  • Hos 10:3
    71%

    3 For now they shal say, We haue no King because we feared not the Lord: and what should a King doe to vs?

  • 1 Kgs 22:47
    71%

    47 There was then no King in Edom: the deputie was King.

  • Hos 3:4
    71%

    4 For the children of Israel shall remaine many dayes without a King & without a prince, and without an offering, and without an image, and without an Ephod and without Teraphim.

  • 1 Kgs 22:17
    70%

    17 Then he said, I sawe all Israel scattered vpon the mountaines, as sheepe that had no shepheard; the Lorde sayde, These haue no master, let euery man returne vnto his house in peace.

  • 2 Chr 15:5
    69%

    5 And in that time there was no peace to him, that did goe out and goe in: but great troubles were to all the inhabitants of the earth.

  • Judg 17:1
    69%

    1 There was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Michah,

  • 2 Chr 15:3
    69%

    3 Nowe for a long season Israel hath bene without the true God, and without Priest to teach and without Lawe.

  • 1 Sam 3:1
    69%

    1 Nowe the childe Samuel ministred vnto the Lord before Eli: and the word of the Lord was precious in those dayes: for there was no manifest vision.

  • 2 Chr 18:16
    69%

    16 Then he said, I saw al Israel scattered in the mountaines, as sheepe that haue no shepheard: & the Lord sayd, These haue no Master: let them returne euery man to his house in peace.

  • Judg 18:7
    69%

    7 Then the fiue men departed and came to Laish, and sawe the people that were therein, which dwelt carelesse, after the maner of the Zidonians, quiet and sure, because no man made any trouble in the lande, or vsurped any dominion: also they were farre from the Zidonians, and had no businesse with other men.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
    69%

    6 And said to the iudges, Take heede what ye doe: for yee execute not the iudgements of man, but of the Lorde, and he will be with you in the cause and iudgement.

  • 2 Chr 10:16
    68%

    16 So when all Isarael sawe that the King would not heare them, the people answered the King, saying, What portion haue we in Dauid? for we haue none inheritance in the sonue of Ishai. O Israel, euery man to your tents: now see to thine owne house, Dauid. So all Israel departed to their tents.

  • Judg 18:14
    68%

    14 Then answered the fiue men, that went to spie out the countrey of Laish, & said vnto their brethren, Knowe ye not, that there is in these houses an Ephod, and Teraphim, and a grauen & a molten image? Nowe therefore consider what ye haue to doe.

  • Deut 17:9
    68%

    9 And thou shalt come vnto the Priestes of the Leuites, and vnto the iudge that shall be in those daies, and aske, and they shall shewe thee the sentence of iudgement,

  • Isa 59:15
    68%

    15 Yea, trueth faileth, and hee that refraineth from euill, maketh himselfe a praye: and when the Lorde sawe it, it displeased him, that there was no iudgement.

  • 1 Kgs 12:16
    68%

    16 So when all Israel sawe that the King regarded them not, the people answered the King thus, saying, What portion haue we in Dauid? we haue none inheritance in the sonne of Ishai. To your tents, O Israel: nowe see to thine owne house, Dauid. So Israel departed vnto their tents.

  • Judg 6:1
    68%

    1 Afterwarde the children of Israel committed wickednesse in the sight of the Lorde, and the Lorde gaue them into the handes of Midian seuen yeres.

  • 2 Kgs 17:29
    68%

    29 Howbeit euery nation made their gods, & put them in the houses of the hie places, which the Samaritanes had made, euery nation in their cities, wherein they dwelt.

  • Jer 18:12
    68%

    12 But they sayde desperately, Surely wee will walke after our owne imaginations, and doe euery man after the stubburnnesse of his wicked heart.

  • 1 Chr 13:4
    67%

    4 And all the Congregation answered, Let vs doe so: for the thing seemed good in the eyes of all the people.

  • Deut 17:14
    67%

    14 Whe thou shalt come vnto ye land which the Lorde thy God giueth thee, and shalt possesse it, and dwell therein, if thou say, I will set a King ouer me, like as all the nations that are about me,

  • Ezek 18:5
    67%

    5 But if a man be iust, and doe that which is lawfull, and right,

  • Judg 20:8
    67%

    8 Then all the people arose as one man, saying, There shal not a man of vs goe to his tent, neither any turne into his house.

  • Deut 1:16
    67%

    16 And I charged your iudges that same time, saying, Heare the controuersies betweene your brethren, and iudge righteously betwene euery man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.

  • 2 Kgs 17:19
    67%

    19 Yet Iudah kept not the commandements of the Lord their God, but walked according to the facion of Israel, which they vsed.

  • Judg 5:6
    67%

    6 In the dayes of Shamgar the sonne of Anath, in the dayes of Iael the hie wayes were vnoccupied, and the trauelers walked through by wayes.

  • 1 Chr 5:17
    67%

    17 All these were rekoned by genealogies in the dayes of Iotham King of Iudah, and in the dayes of Ieroboam King of Israel.

  • 1 Sam 13:19
    67%

    19 Then there was no smith founde throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistims sayde, Lest the Ebrewes make them swordes or speares.

  • Judg 2:19
    67%

    19 Yet when the Iudge was dead, they returned, and did worse then their fathers, in following other gods to serue them and worshippe them: they ceased not from their owne inuentions, nor from their rebellious way.

  • Judg 17:12-13
    2 verses
    67%

    12 And Michah consecrated the Leuite, and the yong man was his Priest, and was in the house of Michah.

    13 Then said Michah, Nowe I know that the Lord will be good vnto me, seeing I haue a Leuite to my Priest.

  • Prov 6:7
    67%

    7 For shee hauing no guide, gouernour, nor ruler,

  • 1 Sam 12:12
    67%

    12 Notwithstanding when you sawe, that Nahash the King of the children of Ammon came against you, ye sayde vnto me, No, but a King shall reigne ouer vs: when yet the Lord your God was your King.

  • Hos 13:10
    67%

    10 I am: where is thy King, that shoulde help thee in al thy cities? and thy iudges, of whom thou saidest, Giue me a King, and princes?

  • 1 Sam 8:19
    67%

    19 But the people would not heare the voyce of Samuel, but did say, Nay, but there shall be a King ouer vs.

  • Deut 6:18
    66%

    18 And thou shalt doe that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that thou mayest prosper, & that thou mayest go in, & possesse that good land which the Lord sware vnto thy fathers,

  • Judg 20:27
    66%

    27 And the children of Israel asked the Lorde (for there was the Arke of the couenat of God in those dayes,

  • 2 Kgs 17:8
    66%

    8 And walked according to the facions of the Heathen, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel, and after the maners of the Kings of Israel, which they vsed,

  • 1 Sam 8:3
    66%

    3 And his sonnes walked not in his wayes, but turned aside after lucre, and tooke rewards, and peruerted the iudgement.

  • 1 Sam 7:15
    66%

    15 And Samuel iudged Israel all the dayes of his life,