Judges 17:6

“In those dayes there was no king in Israel, but euery man did that which was right in his owne eyes.”

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Other Translations

In those days [there was] no king in Israel, [but] every man did [that which was] right in his own eyes.
- King James Version

In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
- American Standard Version (1901)

In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did as seemed right to him.
- Basic English Bible

In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.
- Darby Bible

In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
- Webster's Bible

In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
- World English Bible

in those days there is no king in Israel, each that which is right in his own eyes doth.
- Youngs Literal Bible

In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Judges 17:6


17:6 No king - No judge to govern and control them. The word king being used largely for a supreme magistrate. God raised up judges to rule and deliver the people, when he saw fit; and at other times for their sins he suffered them to be without them, and such a time this was; and therefore they ran into that idolatry, from which the judges usually kept them; as appears by that solemn and oft - repeated passage in this book, that after the death of such or such a judge, the people forsook the Lord, and turned to idols. His own eyes - That is, not what pleased God, but what best suited his own fancy.


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