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Judges 17:6

What does Judges 17:6 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 17:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

In those days there was no king in Israel, but every one did that which seemed right to himself.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.5And 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.

v.6This passage

v.7And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ecclesiastes 11:9

    Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

  • Deuteronomy 33:5

    And he was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.

  • Proverbs 16:2

    All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

  • 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 their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.

  • Proverbs 12:15

    The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

  • Genesis 36:31

    And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

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