Parallel Verses
NET Bible
In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right.
New American Standard Bible
In those days
King James Version
In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Holman Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel;
International Standard Version
Back in those days, Israel didn't yet have a king, so each person did whatever seemed right in his own opinion.
A Conservative Version
In those days there was no king in Israel. Every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
American Standard Version
In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Amplified
In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.
Bible in Basic English
In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did as seemed right to him.
Darby Translation
In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.
Julia Smith Translation
In those days not a king in Israel, as man will do the right in his eyes.
King James 2000
In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Lexham Expanded Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel, and each one did what was right in his own eyes.
Modern King James verseion
In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his eyes.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For in those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did what thought him best.
New Heart English Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
The Emphasized Bible
In those days, there was no king in Israel, - every man did, that which was right in his own eyes.
Webster
In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
World English Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Youngs Literal Translation
in those days there is no king in Israel, each that which is right in his own eyes doth.
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 17:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Micah's Idolatry
5 Now this man Micah owned a shrine. He made an ephod and some personal idols and hired one of his sons to serve as a priest. 6 In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right. 7 There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah. He was a Levite who had been temporarily residing among the tribe of Judah.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 12:8
You must not do like we are doing here today, with everyone doing what seems best to him,
Judges 18:1
In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the Danite tribe was looking for a place to settle, because at that time they did not yet have a place to call their own among the tribes of Israel.
Judges 19:1
In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.
Judges 21:25
In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right.
Genesis 36:31
These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites:
Deuteronomy 33:5
The Lord was king over Jeshurun, when the leaders of the people assembled, the tribes of Israel together.
Judges 21:3
They said, "Why, O Lord God of Israel, has this happened in Israel?" An entire tribe has disappeared from Israel today!"
Psalm 12:4
They say, "We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?"
Proverbs 12:15
The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.
Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.
Proverbs 16:2
All a person's ways seem right in his own opinion, but the Lord evaluates the motives.
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions.
Jeremiah 44:16-17
"We will not listen to what you claim the Lord has spoken to us!