Judges 17:6
In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
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- 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 all 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 side of mount 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 the LORD 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 thine 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 the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee. 17 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own 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 usalem: 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 and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
- Judg 21:3 : 3 And said, O LORD 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 li 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 hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
- 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.
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24 And 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.
25 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
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8 Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.
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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 all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.
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7 And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
8 And the man departed out of the city from Beth-lehem-judah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
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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 side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.
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2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
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3 For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then suld a king do to us?
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16 And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.
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14 Then 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.
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15 Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
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14 When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;
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5 But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
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19 Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
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12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
13 Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
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7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
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12 And 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 the LORD your God was your king.
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18 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,
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8 And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
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3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
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15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.