...between the entrance and the founding of the monarchy with a rather disdainful comment: In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes, (juclg. 21:25.) Such a verdict reveals not only the editor's favorable appraisal of the monarchy...

...RÖSEL, HN, «Die 'Richter Israels'», BZ 25 (1981) 180-203. a 14446 DUMBRELL, WJ, «'In Those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.' The Purpose of the Book of Judges Reconsidered», JSOT n° 25 (1983) 23-33. ft) Commentaires....

...period in question in much the same manner as in many of the passages with bayyom hahu' ("In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes," Judg. 17:6, 18:1 (1), 21:25). Otherwise bayyamim hahfm(ma) referring to the past either is a...

...institution of kingship, albeit indirectly. He surrounds each with a summary judgment: "In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes" (17:6; 21:25; cf. 18:1; 19:1). The first story concerns an untrustworthy Levite, the second a...

...were times of anarchy and trouble, perhaps best illustrated by the recurring statement, "In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes" (21:25). That is a dangerous and scary situation at any time! Religiously speaking, however,...

...man to his tribe and family, and they went out from there every man to his inheritance. In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes" (Judg. 21. 24-25). This definition represents the polemic of the monarchy but the period of the...

...weakness and moral bankruptcy served as a strong foundation for the recurring theme, "In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes" (cf. 18:1; 21:15). Such stories demonstrated the reason why there was a strong movement toward...

...no leader wielding an authority outside his own tribe, except in case of emergency. "In those days there was no king in Israel, every man did what was right in his own eyes" (Judg. 17,6; 21, 25). Endeavours, such as that of Gideon and Abimelek, to create a kingdom had...

...is considered part of the book's epilogue, the chapters presented under the heading "in those days there was no king in Israel, every man did what was right in his eyes." If we start from the geographical structure of the book, chapters 1718, on the one hand, and...

...battle (cf. Judg. 5:16-18) and inexperienced in the ways of warfare. As Judges states, "In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes" (17:6; see also 18:1; 19:1; 21:25). The attempts to make first Gideon and then his son Abimelech...