Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Holman Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel;
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 [when the judges governed] 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 what 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 no king in Israel: a man will do the right in his eyes.
King James 2000
In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Lexham Expanded Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel; each one did what was right in his own eyes.
Modern King James verseion
In those days there was no king in Israel. Every man did the right in his own eyes.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
In those days there was no king in Israel: but every man did what seemed him right.
NET Bible
In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right.
New Heart English 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: 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 doth that which is right in his own eyes.
Interlinear
Yowm
References
Hastings
Word Count of 19 Translations in Judges 21:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Decision Is Made About The Tribe Of Benjamin
24 The Israelis left there at that time, each man to his tribe and family, and each of them went down from there to his territorial allotment. 25 Back in those days, Israel didn't yet have a king, so each person did whatever seemed right in his own opinion.
Phrases
Cross References
Judges 17:6
Back in those days, Israel didn't yet have a king, so each person did whatever seemed right in his own opinion.
Judges 18:1
Back in those days, Israel didn't have a king yet, and during that time the tribe of Dan had been seeking a territorial inheritance to live in, because up until that time no territory had been allotted to them as a possession among the tribes of Israel.
Judges 19:1
Now it happened in those days, before there was a king in Israel, that a certain male descendant of Levi, who lived in a remote part of the mountainous region of Ephraim, took a mistress for himself from Bethlehem in the territory of Judah.
Deuteronomy 12:8
"You must not act as we have been doing here today, where everyone acts as they see fit,
Judges 18:7
So the five men left and went to Laish, and observed the people who were living there carefree, as Sidonians tend to do, in peace and quiet. There was no ruler in the land oppressing them for any reason. They were living far away from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with anyone.
Psalm 12:4
those who say, "By our tongues we will prevail; our lips belong to us. Who is master over us?"
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not depend on your own understanding.
Proverbs 14:12
There is a pathway that seems right to a man, but in the end it's a road to death.
Ecclesiastes 11:9
So enjoy yourself in your youth, young man, and be encouraged during your younger days. Live as you like, consistent with your world view, but keep in mind that God will bring you to account for everything.
Micah 2:1-2
"Woe to those who are crafting iniquity, planning evil well into the night! When morning's light comes, they carry out their plans because they have the power to do so.