Verse 6

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

Referenced Verses

  • 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.
  • 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 21:25 : 25 In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right.
  • Deut 12:8 : 8 You must not do like we are doing here today, with everyone doing what seems best to him,
  • Prov 14:12 : 12 There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.
  • Prov 16:2 : 2 All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates the motives.
  • 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.
  • Jer 44:16-17 : 16 “We will not listen to what you claim the LORD has spoken to us! 17 Instead we will do everything we vowed we would do. We will sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the goddess called the Queen of Heaven just as we and our ancestors, our kings, and our leaders previously did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and had no troubles.
  • Deut 33:5 : 5 The LORD was king over Jeshurun, when the leaders of the people assembled, the tribes of Israel together.
  • Judg 21:3 : 3 They said,“Why, O LORD God of Israel, has this happened in Israel?” An entire tribe has disappeared from Israel today!”
  • Ps 12:4 : 4 They say,“We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?”
  • Prov 12:15 : 15 The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.
  • Gen 36:31 : 31 These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: