Judges 10:9

10:9 The Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight with Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim.¹ Israel suffered greatly.²

Judges 10:1

Stability Restored

10:1 After Abimelech’s death,³ Tola son of Puah, grandson⁴ of Dodo, from the tribe of Issachar,⁵ rose up to deliver Israel. He lived in Shamir in the Ephraimite hill country.

Judges 13:6

13:6 The woman went and said to her husband, “A man sent from God⁶ came to me! He looked like God’s angelic messenger – he was very awesome.⁷ I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.

Judges 14:1

Samson’s Unconsummated Marriage

14:1 Samson went down to Timnah, where a Philistine girl caught his eye.⁸

Judges 1:6

1:6 When Adoni-Bezek ran away, they chased him and captured him. Then they cut off his thumbs and big toes.

Judges 1:2

1:2 The Lord said, “The men of Judah should take the lead.⁹ Be sure of this! I am handing the land over to them.”¹⁰

Colossians 4:8

4:8 I sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are doing¹¹ and that he may encourage your hearts.

¹tn Heb “the house of Ephraim.”

²tn Or “Israel experienced great distress.” Perhaps here the verb has the nuance “hemmed in.”

³tn The word “death” has been supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁴tn Heb “son.”

⁵tn Heb “a man of Issachar.”

⁵tn Heb “The man of God.”

⁶tn Heb “His appearance was like the appearance of the messenger of God, very awesome.”

⁷tn Heb “and he saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines.”

⁹tn Heb “Judah should go up.”

¹⁰tn The Hebrew exclamation הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally, “Behold”), translated “Be sure of this,” draws attention to the following statement. The verb form in the following statement (a Hebrew perfect, indicating completed action from the standpoint of the speaker) emphasizes the certainty of the event. Though it had not yet taken place, the Lord speaks of it as a “done deal.”

¹¹tn Grk “the things concerning us.”