Judges 17:6

Deuteronomy 12:8; Deuteronomy 33:5; Ecclesiastes 11:9; Genesis 36:31; Jeremiah 44:16; Jeremiah 44:17; Judges 18:1; Judges 19:1; Judges 21:25; Judges 21:3; Proverbs 12:15; Proverbs 14:12; Proverbs 16:2; Psalms 12:4

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In those days ... - This phrase, indicating distinctly that the writer lived after the establishment of the kingly government in Israel, is uniqu...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

In those days [there was] no (e) king in Israel, [but] every man did [that which was] right in his own eyes. (e) For where there is no Magistrate fe...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Micah's Graven Image. The dread of a curse, uttered by an indignant mother against the unknown thief of her money, made the culprit, her own son, c...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 17-18 . This section is the first of two supplements. It explains the origin of the famous shrine at Dan, and the naî veté of its moral and...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

no king. First occurrence of four, See Judges 18:1 ; Judges 19:1 ; Judges 21:25 . Two conform to the structure here; and two in chs. Judges 19:...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. There was no king in Israel - The word מלך m...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

In those days there was no king in Israel— That is to say, no supreme governor; and, consequently, a total anarchy prevailed, (see 2 Chronicles 15...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Every man did that which was right in his...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Story of Micah This story, which is continued in the following c, is undoubtedly a very old one. In striking contrast to many other narrative...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In those days there was no king. — This shows that these narratives were written, or more probably edited, in the days of the monarchy. (See Judge...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE STOLEN GODS Judges 17:1-13 , Judges 18:1-31 THE portion of the Book of Judges which begins with the seventeenth chapter and extends to the...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here begins the final section of the Book of Judges which is of the nature of an appendix. The events here recorded must have taken place closely fol...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. The sacred historian very properly accounts for t...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 co...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

In those days [there was] no king in Israel, [but] every man did [that which was] right in his own eyes. Ver. 6. In those days there was no king i...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

There was no king in Israel No judge to govern and control them; the word king being used largely for a supreme magistrate. God raised up judges...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

BOLD IDOLATRY IN ISRAEL (vv. 1-13) Samson was the last judge in Israel. The last five Chapter s of Judges -- 17 to 21 -- deal with conditions du...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Micah and His Gods. B. C. 1406. 1 And...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No king, i.e. no judge to govern and control them. The word king being here used largely for a supreme magistrate; as Genesis 36:31 Deuterono...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ In those days there was no king in Israel, every man did what was right in his own eyes.' Here is now the reason for their questionable behavio...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

IDOLATRY IN ITS INCIPIENT STAGE—BY IMAGE-WORSHIP ( Judges 17:1-13 .) HOMILETICS I. Idolatry begins with those who are not upright in moral cond...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 17:1 . A man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. This was soon after the death of Joshua, says Josephus, and before the civil war with...
The Biblical Illustrator

Micah. Micah’s mother In the second verse of this chapter Micah makes a clean confession of a great wrong which he had done to his mother. “It...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 17:1 We here light upon quite a different kind of history from that which has preceded. We no longer have to do with judg...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Making of the Image
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. This note is added by the author in order to give...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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...

⁶ In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

Related Commentaries of Judges 17:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Judges 17:6