Judges 1:21

1:21 The men of Benjamin, however, did not conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem.¹ The Jebusites live with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this very day.²

Judges 1:26

1:26 He³ moved to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz, and it has kept that name to this very day.

Judges 3:3

3:3 These were the nations:⁴ the five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo-Hamath.⁵

Judges 3:25

3:25 They waited so long they were embarrassed, but he still did not open the doors of the upper room. Finally they took the key and opened the doors.⁶ Right before their eyes was their master, sprawled out dead on the floor!⁷

Judges 4:11

4:11 Now Heber the Kenite had moved away⁸ from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab, Moses’ father-in-law. He lived⁹ near the great tree in Zaanannim near Kedesh.

Judges 4:24

4:24 Israel’s power continued to overwhelm¹⁰ King Jabin of Canaan until they did away with¹¹ him.¹²

Judges 6:4

6:4 They invaded the land¹³ and devoured¹⁴ its crops¹⁵ all the way to Gaza. They left nothing for the Israelites to eat,¹⁶ and they took away¹⁷ the sheep, oxen, and donkeys.

Judges 6:24

6:24 Gideon built an altar for the Lord there, and named it “The Lord is on friendly terms with me.”¹⁸ To this day it is still there in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Judges 11:19

11:19 Israel sent messengers to King Sihon, the Amorite king who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, “Please allow us to pass through your land to our land.”¹⁹

Judges 14:5

14:5 Samson went down to Timnah. When he approached²⁰ the vineyards of Timnah, he saw a roaring young lion attacking him.²¹

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.²²

Judges 19:8

19:8 He woke up early in the morning on the fifth day so he could leave, but the girl’s father said, “Get some energy.²³ Wait until later in the day to leave!”²⁴ So they ate a meal together.

Judges 19:10

19:10 But the man did not want to stay another night. He left²⁵ and traveled as far as²⁶ Jebus (that is, Jerusalem).²⁷ He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine.²⁸

Judges 19:12

19:12 But his master said to him, “We should not stop at a foreign city where non-Israelites live.²⁹ We will travel on to Gibeah.”

Judges 19:26

19:26 The woman arrived back at daybreak and was sprawled out on the doorstep of the house where her master³⁰ was staying until it became light.³¹

Judges 21:2

21:2 So the people came to Bethel³² and sat there before God until evening, weeping loudly and uncontrollably.³³

¹map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

²sn The statement to this very day reflects the perspective of the author, who must have written prior to David’s conquest of the Jebusites (see 2 Sam 5:6-7).

³tn Heb “the man.”

⁵tn The words “These were the nations,” though not present in the Hebrew text, are supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁶tn Or “the entrance to Hamath.”

⁷tn The words “the doors” are supplied.

⁸tn Heb “See, their master, fallen to the ground, dead.”

⁹tn Or “separated.”

¹⁰tn Heb “pitched his tent.”

¹¹tn Heb “The hand of the Israelites became more and more severe against.”

¹²tn Heb “cut off.”

¹³tn Heb “Jabin king of Canaan.” The proper name and title have been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹³tn Heb “They encamped against them.”

¹⁴tn Heb “destroyed.”

¹⁵tn Heb “the crops of the land.”

¹⁶tn Heb “They left no sustenance in Israel.”

¹⁷tn The words “they took away” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹⁵tn Heb “The Lord is peace.” Gideon’s name for the altar plays on the Lord’s reassuring words to him, “Peace to you.”

¹⁷tn Heb “to my place.”

¹⁹tc The MT reads, “Samson went down with his father and mother to Timnah. When they approached…” Verse 6b states that Samson did not tell his parents about his encounter with the lion (vv. 5b-6a), but v. 5a gives the impression they would have seen the entire episode. One could assume that Samson separated from his parents prior to the lion’s attack, but the Hebrew text does not indicate this. It seems more likely that the words “with his father and his mother” were accidentally copied into the text, perhaps under the influence of v. 4a, where the same phrase appears. An original singular verb (“he approached”) may have been changed to the plural form (“they approached”) after the words “his father and his mother” were accidentally added to the text.

²⁰tn Heb “and look, a young lion of the lions was roaring to meet him.”

²¹tn Heb “He came to the Ephraimite hill country, to Micah’s house, making his way.”

²³tn Heb “Sustain your heart.” He is once more inviting him to stay for a meal.

²⁴tn Heb “Wait until the declining of the day.”

²⁵tn Heb “and he arose and went.”

²⁶tn Heb “to the front of.”

²⁷map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

²⁸tc Some ancient witnesses add “and his servant.”

²⁷tn Heb “who are not from the sons of Israel.”

²⁹tn The Hebrew term here translated “master,” is plural. The plural indicates degree here and emphasizes the Levite’s absolute sovereignty over the woman.

³⁰tn Heb “The woman came at the turning of the morning and fell at the door of the house of the man where her master was until the light.”

³¹map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

³²tn Heb “and they lifted up their voice[s] and wept with great weeping.” Both the cognate accusative בְּכִי (bekhi, “weeping”) and the attributive adjective גָדוֹל (gadol, “great”) emphasize their degree of sorrow.