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- Chapter 17
- Verse 6
Judges 17:6
In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
In those days there was no king in Israel,.... That is, no supreme magistrate, judge, or ruler, Joshua being dead and Caleb also, and the elders contemporary with them; for what the Samaritan…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
In those days ... - This phrase, indicating distinctly that the writer lived after the establishment of the kingly government in Israel, is unique to the author of these last five chapters.
Here we have, I. Micah and his mother quarrelling. 1. The son robs the mother. The old woman had hoarded, with long scraping and saving, a great sum of money, 1100 pieces of silver. It is likely she…
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