Judges 21:25 (YLT)

Passage

In those days there is no king in Israel; each doth that which is right in his own eyes.

Nearby Context

Judges 21:23 And the sons of Benjamin do so, and take women according to their number, out of the dancers whom they have taken violently away; and they go, and turn back unto their inheritance, and build the cities, and dwell in them.

Judges 21:24 And the sons of Israel go up and down thence at that time, each to his tribe, and to his family; and they go out thence each to his inheritance.

Judges 21:25 In those days there is no king in Israel; each doth that which is right in his own eyes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "days", "king", "israel", "each", "doth", "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 "And the sons of Israel go up...", 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.