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In those days Israel didn’t have a king. The people did anything they thought was right.

A young Levite had been living in land that belonged to the tribe of Judah. He was from Bethlehem in Judah. He left that town to look for some other place to stay. On his way he came to Micah’s house. It was in the hill country of Ephraim.

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In those days Israel had no king;(A) everyone did as they saw fit.(B)

A young Levite(C) from Bethlehem in Judah,(D) who had been living within the clan of Judah, left that town in search of some other place to stay. On his way[a] he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 17:8 Or To carry on his profession