After the death of Joshua, till the time of Saul, the time between is noted frequently in the Book of Judges, “That there was in those days no king in Israel”; and sometimes with this addition, that “every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” By which is to be understood that where it is said, “there was no king,” is meant, “there was no sovereign power” in Israel. And so it was, if we consider the act and exercise of such power. For after the death of Joshua and Eleazar, “there arose another generation (Judges 2:10⁠–⁠11) that knew not the Lord, nor the works which He had done for Israel, but did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim.” And the Jews had that quality which St.