In those days ... — This phrase, indicating distinctly that the writer lived after the establishment of the kingly government in Israe…

In those days there was no king. —This shows that these narratives were written, or more probably edited, in the days of …

In those days there was no king in Israel
That is, no supreme magistrate, judge, or ruler, Joshua being dead and Cal…

What is related in this, and the rest of the chapters to the end of this book, was done soon after the death of Joshua: see Judges 20:28. To show h…