Judges 17:6
At that time Israel didn't have a king— everyone did what they themselves thought was the right thing to do.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
In Context
7One young man, a Levite from the tribe of Judah had been living in Bethlehem in Judah,
Cross References
Genesis 36:31These were the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before there was any king who ruled over the Israelites:
Deuteronomy 33:5The Lord became King in Israel when the people's leaders gathered, when the tribes of Israel assembled.
Judges 19:1At that time Israel didn't have a king. A Levite who was living in a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim married a concubine-wife from Bethlehem in Judah.
Judges 21:25At that time Israel didn't have a king—everyone did what they themselves thought was the right thing to do.
Proverbs 12:15Stupid people think they're on the right track, but if you're wise you listen to advice.
Proverbs 16:2People think that whatever they do is fine, but the Lord looks at their intentions.
Matthew Henry on Judges 17:2-7
Micah and His Gods. ( b. c. 1406.) 1 And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 2 And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the Lord , my son. 3 And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the Lord from my hand for my… Read the whole commentary →