Concerning the period of the judges, the record says: “In those days there was no king in Israel. What was right in his own eyes was what each one was accustomed to do. ”
Seoses kohtumõistjate perioodiga öeldakse ülestähenduses: „Neil päevil ei olnud Iisraelis kuningat: igamees tegi, mis tema enese silmis õige oli! ”