those days. Numbers 17 and Numbers 21, thought by some to record earlier events in the days of Othniel by Figure of speech Hysteresis (App-6). See note on Jdg_17:1, and Structure.
no king. No true "house of God" religiously (Jdg_17:5), leads to "no king" nationally (Jdg_18:1); and nationally to apostasy. See note on Jdg_18:6, above.