Judges 1:19

1:19 The Lord was with the men of Judah. They conquered ¹  the hill country, but they could not ²  conquer the people living in the coastal plain, because they had chariots with iron-rimmed wheels. ³ 

Judges 1:35

1:35 The Amorites managed ⁴  to remain in Har Heres, ⁵  Aijalon, and Shaalbim. Whenever the tribe of Joseph was strong militarily, ⁶  the Amorites were forced to do hard labor.

Judges 4:5

4:5 She would sit ⁷  under the Date Palm Tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel ⁸  in the Ephraimite hill country. The Israelites would come up to her to have their disputes settled. ⁹ 

Judges 9:25

9:25 The leaders of Shechem rebelled against Abimelech by putting ¹⁰  bandits in ¹¹  the hills, who robbed everyone who traveled by on the road. But Abimelech found out about it. ¹² 

Judges 10:1

Stability Restored

10:1 After Abimelech’s death, ¹³  Tola son of Puah, grandson ¹⁴  of Dodo, from the tribe of Issachar, ¹⁵  rose up to deliver Israel. He lived in Shamir in the Ephraimite hill country.

Judges 11:38

11:38 He said, “You may go.” He permitted her to leave ¹⁶  for two months. She went with her friends and mourned her virginity as she walked through the hills. ¹⁷ 

Judges 17:8

17:8 This man left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to find another place to live. He came to the Ephraimite hill country and made his way to Micah’s house. ¹⁸ 

¹ tn Or “seized possession of”; or “occupied.”

² tc Several textual witnesses support the inclusion of this verb.

³ tn Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels,” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255, and the article by R. Drews, “The ‘Chariots of Iron’ of Joshua and Judges,” JSOT 45 (1989): 15-23.

⁴ tn Or “were determined.”

⁵ tn Or “Mount Heres”; the term הַר (har) means “mount” or “mountain” in Hebrew.

⁶ tn Heb “Whenever the hand of the tribe of Joseph was heavy.”

⁷ tn That is, “consider legal disputes.”

⁸ map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

⁹ tn Heb “for judgment.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “set against him bandits.”

¹¹ tn Heb “on the tops of.”

¹² tn Heb “It was told to Abimelech.”

¹³ tn The word “death” has been supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹⁴ tn Heb “son.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “a man of Issachar.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “he sent her.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “on the hills.” The words “as she walked” are supplied.

¹⁹ tn Heb “He came to the Ephraimite hill country, to Micah’s house, making his way.”