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Judges 17:6

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.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Judges 17:1-6

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…