Judges 21:25 (LSB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Judges 21:23 And the sons of Benjamin did so and carried away wives according to their number from those who danced, whom they stole away. And they went and returned to their inheritance and rebuilt the cities and lived in them.

Judges 21:24 Then the sons of Israel went away from there at that time, every man to his tribe and family, and each one of them went out from there to his inheritance.

Judges 21:25 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "days", "king", "israel", "everyone", "right", and "eyes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "days" and "king", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Then the sons of Israel went away...", giving immediate footing for "days" and "king". In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "days" and "king" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.