Judges 21:25

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In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right.

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  • Judg 19:1 : 1 Sodom and Gomorrah Revisited In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.
  • Judg 17:6 : 6 In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right.
  • Judg 18:1 : 1 The Tribe of Dan Finds an Inheritance In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the Danite tribe was looking for a place to settle, because at that time they did not yet have a place to call their own among the tribes of Israel.
  • Deut 12:8 : 8 You must not do like we are doing here today, with everyone doing what seems best to him,
  • Judg 18:7 : 7 So the five men journeyed on and arrived in Laish. They noticed that the people there were living securely, like the Sidonians do, undisturbed and unsuspecting. No conqueror was troubling them in any way. They lived far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.
  • Ps 12:4 : 4 They say,“We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?”
  • 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 is the way that leads to death.
  • Eccl 11:9 : 9 Enjoy Life to the Fullest under the Fear of God Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions.
  • Mic 2:1-2 : 1 Land Robbers Will Lose Their Land Beware wicked schemers, those who devise calamity as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so. 2 They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited.

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  • Judg 17:6-7
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    6In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right.

    7Micah Hires a Professional There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah. He was a Levite who had been temporarily residing among the tribe of Judah.

  • Judg 21:24
    79%

    24Then the Israelites dispersed from there to their respective tribal and clan territories. Each went from there to his own property.

  • Deut 12:8
    78%

    8You must not do like we are doing here today, with everyone doing what seems best to him,

  • Prov 21:1-3
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    76%

    1The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

    2All of a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates his thoughts.

    3To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

  • Judg 18:1
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    1The Tribe of Dan Finds an Inheritance In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the Danite tribe was looking for a place to settle, because at that time they did not yet have a place to call their own among the tribes of Israel.

  • Judg 19:1
    71%

    1Sodom and Gomorrah Revisited In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 22:47
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    47There was no king in Edom at this time; a governor ruled.

  • Hos 10:3
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    3The Lord Will Punish Israel by Removing Its Kings Very soon they will say,“We have no king since we did not fear the LORD. But what can a king do for us anyway?”

  • 2 Chr 10:16
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    16When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king,“We have no portion in David– no share in the son of Jesse! Return to your homes, O Israel! Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” So all Israel returned to their homes.

  • 2 Chr 15:5
    69%

    5In those days no one could travel safely, for total chaos had overtaken all the people of the surrounding lands.

  • 1 Kgs 12:16
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    16When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king,“We have no portion in David, no share in the son of Jesse! Return to your homes, O Israel! Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” So Israel returned to their homes.

  • Judg 20:8
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    8All Israel rose up in unison and said,“Not one of us will go home! Not one of us will return to his house!

  • Hos 3:4
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    4For the Israelites must live many days without a king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred fertility pillar, without ephod or idols.

  • 1 Kgs 22:17
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    17Micaiah said,“I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the LORD said,‘They have no master. They should go home in peace.’”

  • Jer 18:12
    68%

    12But they just keep saying,‘We do not care what you say! We will do whatever we want to do! We will continue to behave wickedly and stubbornly!’”

  • 2 Chr 18:16
    68%

    16Micaiah replied,“I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the LORD said,‘They have no master. They should go home in peace.’”

  • Isa 59:15
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    15Honesty has disappeared; the one who tries to avoid evil is robbed. The LORD watches and is displeased, for there is no justice.

  • 2 Chr 25:22
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    22Judah was defeated by Israel, and each man ran back home.

  • Judg 18:7
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    7So the five men journeyed on and arrived in Laish. They noticed that the people there were living securely, like the Sidonians do, undisturbed and unsuspecting. No conqueror was troubling them in any way. They lived far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.

  • 1 Chr 13:4
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    4The whole assembly agreed to do this, for the proposal seemed right to all the people.

  • 2 Chr 15:3
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    3For a long time Israel had no true God, or priest to instruct them, or law.

  • Isa 41:28
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    28I look, but there is no one, among them there is no one who serves as an adviser, that I might ask questions and receive answers.

  • Ezek 22:6
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    6“‘See how each of the princes of Israel living within you has used his authority to shed blood.

  • 2 Sam 20:1
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    1Sheba’s Rebellion Now a wicked man named Sheba son of Bicri, a Benjaminite, happened to be there. He blew the trumpet and said,“We have no share in David; we have no inheritance in this son of Jesse! Every man go home, O Israel!”

  • Num 31:53
    66%

    53Each soldier had taken plunder for himself.

  • Prov 29:26
    66%

    26Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the LORD that one receives justice.

  • 1 Sam 8:19
    66%

    19But the people refused to heed Samuel’s warning. Instead they said,“No! There will be a king over us!

  • Hos 13:10
    66%

    10Where then is your king, that he may save you in all your cities? Where are your rulers for whom you asked, saying,“Give me a king and princes”?

  • Judg 19:30
    66%

    30Everyone who saw the sight said,“Nothing like this has happened or been witnessed during the entire time since the Israelites left the land of Egypt! Take careful note of it! Discuss it and speak!”

  • 1 Sam 12:12
    66%

    12“When you saw that King Nahash of the Ammonites was advancing against you, you said to me,‘No! A king will rule over us’– even though the LORD your God is your king!

  • Judg 20:27
    66%

    27The Israelites asked the LORD(for the ark of God’s covenant was there in those days;

  • 1 Sam 8:22
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    22The LORD said to Samuel,“Do as they say and install a king over them.” Then Samuel said to the men of Israel,“Each of you go back to his own city.”

  • 2 Kgs 21:9
    66%

    9But they did not obey, and Manasseh misled them so that they sinned more than the nations whom the LORD had destroyed from before the Israelites.

  • 1 Sam 3:1
    66%

    1The Call of Samuel Now the boy Samuel continued serving the LORD under Eli’s supervision. Receiving a message from the LORD was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

  • 2 Kgs 8:20
    66%

    20During his reign Edom freed themselves from Judah’s control and set up their own king.

  • Deut 25:1
    66%

    1If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.

  • 2 Chr 25:7
    66%

    7But a prophet visited him and said:“O king, the Israelite troops must not go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel or any of the Ephraimites.

  • Judg 2:19
    66%

    19When a leader died, the next generation would again act more wickedly than the previous one. They would follow after other gods, worshiping them and bowing down to them. They did not give up their practices or their stubborn ways.

  • Zech 8:10
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    10Before that time there was no compensation for man or animal, nor was there any relief from adversity for those who came and went, because I had pitted everybody– each one– against everyone else.

  • 2 Chr 21:8
    65%

    8During Jehoram’s reign Edom freed themselves from Judah’s control and set up their own king.

  • 1 Sam 13:19
    65%

    19A blacksmith could not be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said,“This will prevent the Hebrews from making swords and spears.”

  • Eccl 7:20
    65%

    20For there is not one truly righteous person on the earth who continually does good and never sins.

  • Deut 17:14
    65%

    14Provision for Kingship When you come to the land the LORD your God is giving you and take it over and live in it and then say,“I will select a king like all the nations surrounding me,”

  • Deut 13:11
    65%

    11Thus all Israel will hear and be afraid; no longer will they continue to do evil like this among you.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
    65%

    6He told the judges,“Be careful what you do, for you are not judging for men, but for the LORD, who will be with you when you make judicial decisions.