Judges 2:8

2:8 Joshua son of Nun, the Lord’s servant, died at the age of one hundred ten.

Judges 3:14

3:14 The Israelites were subject to King Eglon of Moab for eighteen years.

Judges 3:30

3:30 Israel humiliated Moab that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.

Judges 6:1

Oppression and Confrontation

6:1 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord turned them over to Midian for seven years.

Judges 10:2-3

10:2 He led Israel for twenty-three years, then died and was buried in Shamir.

10:3 Jair the Gileadite rose up after him; he led Israel for twenty-two years.

Judges 11:40

11:40 Every year Israelite women commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite for four days.

Judges 12:7

12:7 Jephthah led Israel for six years; then he died and was buried in his city in Gilead. 10 

Judges 12:11

12:11 After him Elon the Zebulunite led 11  Israel for ten years. 12 


tn Or “the Israelites served Eglon.”

tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

tn Heb “gave them into the hand of.”

tn Traditionally, “judged.”

tn Heb “From days to days,” a Hebrew idiom for “annually.”

tn Heb “go to commemorate.” The rare Hebrew verb תָּנָה (tanah, “to tell; to repeat; to recount”) occurs only here and in 5:11.

tn The Hebrew text adds, “in the year.” This is redundant (note “every year” at the beginning of the verse) and has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

tn Traditionally, “judged.”

tn Heb “Jephthah the Gileadite.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

tc The Hebrew text has “in the cities of Gilead.” The present translation has support from some ancient Greek textual witnesses.

tn Traditionally, “judged.”

tn Heb “…led Israel. He led Israel for ten years.”