Judges 21:25 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 21:25

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

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Basil of Caesarea

PREFACE ON THE JUDGMENT OF GOD (379)

After a long time spent in this state of indecision and while I was still busily searching for the cause I have mentioned, there came to my mind the book of Judges, which tells how each man did what was right in his own eyes and gives the reason for this in these words: "In those days there was no king in Israel."

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The repetition of this characteristic phrase (compare Jdg 17:6; Jdg 18:1; Jdg 19:1) is probably intended to impress upon us the idea that these disorders arose from the want of a sufficient authority to suppress them. The preservation of such a story, of which the Israelites must have been ashamed, is a striking evidence of the divine superintendence and direction as regards the Holy Scriptures.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בַּיָּמִ֣ים	bai.ya.Mim	in the days	H3117 →
הָהֵ֔ם	ha.Hem	<the> those	H1992 →
אֵ֥ין	'ein	there not	H369 →
מֶ֖לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[was] a king	H4428 →
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	be.Yis.ra.'El	in Israel	H3478 →
אִ֛ישׁ	'ish	each man	H376 →
הַיָּשָׁ֥ר	hai.ya.Shar	the right	H3477 →
בְּעֵינָ֖יו	be.'ei.Nav	in own eyes his	H5869 →
יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃	ya.'a.Seh	he will do	H6213 →

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
leads to
- Psalms 37:5
  Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
- Jeremiah 17:7–8
  But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
- Proverbs 28:26
  He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
- Psalms 37:3
  Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
- Psalms 62:8
  Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
Through
Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
leads to
- Proverbs 12:15
  The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 16:25
  There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
- Matthew 7:13–14
  Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Judges

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Judges