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The Anarchy of 'No King'
Commentators emphasize that the phrase 'when there was no king in Israel' is a key theme. It signals a period of anarchy and moral decay, where the lack of righteous, central leadership allowed for terrible wickedness to occur with impunity. This statement sets the stage for the horrific events that follow.
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Albert Barnes
On Judges 19:1
18th Century
Theologian
A concubine - See the margin. The name does not imply any moral reproach. A concubine was as much the man’s wife as the woman formally calle…
Charles Ellicott
On Judges 19:1
19th Century
Bishop
On the side of Mount Ephraim. —Literally, on the two thighs (yarcethaim) . (Isaiah 37:24.) …
John Gill
On Judges 19:1
17th Century
Pastor
And it came to pass in those days, when there was no
king in Israel
The same is obser…
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Matthew Henry
On Judges 19:1–30
17th Century
Minister
The three remaining chapters of this book contain a very sad history of the wickedness of the men of Gibeah, in Benjamin. The righteous Lord permit…