Judges 18:1

“In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.”

"In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel." - Judges 18:1
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What does Judges 18:1 mean?

The Bible verse Judges 18:1 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, "In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of…

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Finding Our Inheritance in a Kingless Society

Judges 18:1 (KJV) reads: "In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel." This verse stands out as a…

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A Prayer for Guidance and Inheritance

Heavenly Father, We come before You today, acknowledging the timeless truth of Your Word as expressed through the verse from Judges 18:1: "In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that…

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Judges 18:1 - "In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel."
Judges 1:18 - "Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof."
Judges 18:18 - "And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye?"
"Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof." - Judges 1:18
Judges 18:13 - "And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah."
Judges 18: Micah’s Influence: A Spiritual Ripple Effect
Judges 2:18 - "And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them."
Judges 18:21 - "So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them."
Exodus 18:26 - "And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves."
Judges 5:18 - "Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field."
Judges 18:20 - "And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people."
Judges 18:8 - "And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?"
Judges 3:18 - "And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present."
Judges 18:15 - "And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him."
Judges 18:6 - "And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go."
Judges 18:16 - "And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate."
Judges 13:18 - "And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?"
Judges 18:31 - "And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh."
Luke 18:6 - "And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith."
Psalms 10:18 - "To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress."
Deuteronomy 19:18 - "And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;"
Judges 18:11 - "¶ And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war."
Judges 18:23 - "And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?"
Luke 18:2 - "Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:"
Judges 18:4 - "And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest."
Deuteronomy 16:18 - "¶ Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment."
Matthew 7:1 - "Judge not, that ye be not judged."
Judges 18:28 - "And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein."
Judges 18:12 - "And they went up, and pitched in Kirjath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjath-jearim."