6 In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.
6 In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
6 In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
6 In those days there was no king in Israel. People did whatever they felt like doing.
6 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
6 In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 17:6
Commentary on Judges 17:1-6
(Read Judges 17:1-6)
What is related in this, and the rest of the chapters to the end of this book, was done soon after the death of Joshua: see Judges 20:28. That it might appear how happy the nation was under the Judges, here is showed how unhappy they were when there was no Judge. The love of money made Micah so undutiful to his mother as to rob her, and made her so unkind to her son, as to curse him. Outward losses drive good people to their prayers, but bad people to their curses. This woman's silver was her god, before it was made into a graven or a molten image. Micah and his mother agreed to turn their money into a god, and set up idol worship in their family. See the cause of this corruption. Every man did that which was right in his own eyes, and then they soon did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.