Judges 17:6
In those days there was no king in Israel: 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 to that day [their] inheritance had not fallen to them among the tribes of Israel.
- Judg 19:1 : 1 It happened in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem 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 You shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatever is right in his own eyes;
- Prov 14:12 : 12 There is a way which seems right to a man, But in the end it leads to death.
- Prov 16:2 : 2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Yahweh weighs the motives.
- Eccl 11:9 : 9 Rejoice, young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, And walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes; But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
- Jer 44:16-17 : 16 As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of Yahweh, we will not listen to you. 17 But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.
- Deut 33:5 : 5 He was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.
- Judg 21:3 : 3 They said, Yahweh, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?
- Ps 12:4 : 4 Who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips 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 who is wise listens to counsel.
- Gen 36:31 : 31 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel.
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24 The children of Israel departed there at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from there 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 You shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatever 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 to that day [their] inheritance had not fallen to them among the tribes of Israel.
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5 The man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
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7 There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there.
8 The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to sojourn where he could find [a place], and he came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he traveled.
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1 It happened in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem Judah.
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2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But Yahweh weighs the hearts.
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3 Surely now they will say, "We have no king; for we don't fear Yahweh; And the king, what can he do for us?"
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47 There was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
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4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without sacred stone, and without ephod or idols.
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17 He said, I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and Yahweh said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace.
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5 In those times there was no peace to him who went out, nor to him who came in; but great vexations were on all the inhabitants of the lands.
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1 There was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
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3 Now for a long season Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law:
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1 The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. The word of Yahweh was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
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16 He said, I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and Yahweh said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace.
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7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people who were therein, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was none in the land, possessing authority, that might put [them] to shame in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with any man.
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6 and said to the judges, Consider what you do: for you don't judge for man, but for Yahweh; and [he is] with you in the judgment.
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16 When all Israel saw that the king didn't listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, Israel: now see to your own house, David. So all Israel departed to their tents.
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14 Then the five men who went to spy out the country of Laish answered, and said to their brothers, Do you know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and an engraved image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what you have to do.
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9 and you shall come to the priests the Levites, and to the judge who shall be in those days: and you shall inquire; and they shall show you the sentence of judgment.
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15 Yes, truth is lacking; and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. Yahweh saw it, and it displeased him who there was no justice.
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16 When all Israel saw that the king didn't listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, Israel: now see to your own house, David. So Israel departed to their tents.
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1 The children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh: and Yahweh delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
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29 However every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they lived.
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12 But they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do everyone after the stubbornness of his evil heart.
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4 All the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
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14 When you are come to the land which Yahweh your God gives you, and shall possess it, and shall dwell therein, and shall say, I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are round about me;
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5 But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
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8 All the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn to his house.
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16 I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear [the causes] between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the foreigner who is living with him.
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19 Also Judah didn't keep the commandments of Yahweh their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
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6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, The travelers walked through byways.
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17 All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
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19 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:
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19 But it happened, when the judge was dead, that they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down to them; they didn't cease from their doings, nor from their stubborn way.
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12 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 Yahweh will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
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7 Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
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12 When you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, you said to me, No, but a king shall reign over us; when Yahweh your God was your king.
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10 Where is your king now, that he may save you in all your cities? And your judges, of whom you said, 'Give me a king and princes?'
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19 But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No: but we will have a king over us,
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18 You shall do that which is right and good in the sight of Yahweh; that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land which Yahweh swore to your fathers,
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27 The children of Israel asked of Yahweh (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
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8 and walked in the statutes of the nations, whom Yahweh cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they made.
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3 His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
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15 Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.