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In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for to that day [their] inheritance had not fallen to them among the tribes of Israel.
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The Reason for the Chaos
Commentators emphasize that the phrase "In those days there was no king in Israel" is repeated to explain the moral and spiritual chaos of the era. This lack of righteous, central leadership is presented as the direct cause for the lawlessness and idolatry that the tribe of Dan is about to commit.
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19th Century
Anglican
In those days ... —The repetition of the phrase does not necessarily prove the use of different documents. It may only em…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
In those days there was no king in Israel No supreme magistrate, no judge, for it was before the time of the judges,…
Presbyterian
The Danites determined to take Micah's gods with them. Oh, the folly of these Danites! How could they imagine those gods would protect them, when t…
