Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit. New Living Translation In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes. English Standard Version In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. Berean Standard Bible In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. King James Bible In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. New King James Version In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. New American Standard Bible In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. NASB 1995 In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes. NASB 1977 In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes. Legacy Standard Bible In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes. Amplified Bible In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes. Christian Standard Bible In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did whatever seemed right to him. Holman Christian Standard Bible In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did whatever he wanted. American Standard Version In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Contemporary English Version This was before kings ruled Israel, so all the Israelites did whatever they thought was right. English Revised Version In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. GOD'S WORD® Translation In those days Israel didn't have a king. Everyone did whatever he considered right. Good News Translation There was no king in Israel at that time; everyone did whatever they wanted. International Standard Version Back in those days, Israel didn't yet have a king, so each person did whatever seemed right in his own opinion. Majority Standard Bible In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. NET Bible In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right. New Heart English Bible In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Webster's Bible Translation In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. World English Bible In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionin those days there is no king in Israel, each does that which is right in his own eyes. Young's Literal Translation in those days there is no king in Israel, each that which is right in his own eyes doth. Smith's Literal Translation In those days not a king in Israel, as man will do the right in his eyes. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIn those days there was no king in Israel, but every one did that which seemed right to himself. Catholic Public Domain Version In those days, there was no king in Israel. Instead, each one did what seemed right to himself. New American Bible In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in their own eyes. New Revised Standard Version In those days there was no king in Israel; all the people did what was right in their own eyes. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIn those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated In those days there was not a King in Israel, and every man was doing whatever was good in his eyes OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Brenton Septuagint Translation And in those days there was no king in Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Micah's Idolatry…5Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest. 6In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. 7And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.… Cross References Judges 21:25 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. Deuteronomy 12:8 You are not to do as we are doing here today, where everyone does what seems right in his own eyes. Proverbs 21:2 All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart. Proverbs 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel. Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. Isaiah 53:6 We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. Romans 1:21-22 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, Romans 10:3 Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. 1 Corinthians 6:12 “Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything. 1 Corinthians 10:23 “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying. Philippians 2:21 For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. 2 Timothy 3:2-4 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, / traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 2 Peter 2:10 Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings. 2 Peter 2:19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. Genesis 6:5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. Treasury of Scripture In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. no king Judges 18:1 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. Judges 19:1 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 Bethlehemjudah. Judges 21:3,25 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? … right Deuteronomy 12:8 Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. Psalm 12:4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? Proverbs 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. Jump to Previous Eyes Israel Right SeemedJump to Next Eyes Israel Right SeemedJudges 17 1. Of the money that Micah first stole, then restored, his mother makes idols5. And he makes ornaments for them 7. He hires a Levite to be his priest In those days This phrase sets the historical context for the events described in the Book of Judges. It refers to a period after the Israelites had settled in the Promised Land but before the establishment of a monarchy. This was a time characterized by a cyclical pattern of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance. The phrase suggests a time of transition and instability, where the absence of centralized leadership led to moral and spiritual decline. The Hebrew root for "days" (יָמִים, yamim) often signifies not just a literal day but an era or age, emphasizing the broader context of the time. there was no king in Israel everyone did what was right in his own eyes Did that which was right in his own eyes.--The notice is added to show why there was no authoritative interference of prince or ruler to prevent idolatrous or lawless proceedings. (Deuteronomy 12:8 : "Ye shall not do after all the things which we do here this day, every man what is right in his own eyes.") Verse 6. - There was no king. This must have been written in the days of the kings of Israel and Judah, and perhaps with reference to the efforts of such kings as Ass (1 Kings 15:13) and Jehoshaphat (1 Kings 22:43) to put down idolatry.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew In thoseהָהֵ֔ם (hā·hêm) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They days בַּיָּמִ֣ים (bay·yā·mîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day there was no אֵ֥ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle king מֶ֖לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king in Israel; בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (bə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc everyone אִ֛ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person did [what was] יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ (ya·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make right הַיָּשָׁ֥ר (hay·yā·šār) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3477: Straight, right in his own eyes. בְּעֵינָ֖יו (bə·‘ê·nāw) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain Links Judges 17:6 NIVJudges 17:6 NLT Judges 17:6 ESV Judges 17:6 NASB Judges 17:6 KJV Judges 17:6 BibleApps.com Judges 17:6 Biblia Paralela Judges 17:6 Chinese Bible Judges 17:6 French Bible Judges 17:6 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 17:6 In those days there was no king (Jd Judg. 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