Judges 3:12

Deceit, Assassination, and Deliverance

3:12 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. ¹  The Lord gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel ²  because they had done evil in the Lord’s sight.

Judges 6:34

6:34 The Lord’s spirit took control of ³  Gideon. He blew a trumpet, ⁴  summoning the Abiezrites to follow him. ⁵ 

Judges 13:25

13:25 The Lord’s spirit began to control him ⁶  in Mahaneh Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Judges 7:24

Gideon Appeases the Ephraimites

7:24 Now Gideon sent messengers throughout the Ephraimite hill country who announced, “Go down and head off the Midianites. ⁷  Take control of the fords of the streams ⁸  all the way to Beth Barah and the Jordan River.” ⁹  When all the Ephraimites had assembled, ¹⁰  they took control of the fords ¹¹  all the way to Beth Barah and the Jordan River.

Judges 10:4

10:4 He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys and possessed thirty cities. To this day these towns are called Havvoth Jair ¹²  – they are in the land of Gilead. ¹³ 

Judges 3:28

3:28 He said to them, “Follow me, for the Lord is about to defeat your enemies, the Moabites!” ¹⁴  They followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan River ¹⁵  opposite Moab, ¹⁶  and did not let anyone cross.

Judges 11:21

11:21 The Lord God of Israel handed Sihon and his whole army over to Israel and they defeated them. Israel took ¹⁷  all the land of the Amorites who lived in that land.

Judges 14:6

14:6 The Lord’s spirit empowered ¹⁸  him and he tore the lion ¹⁹  in two with his bare hands ²⁰  as easily as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.

Judges 14:19

14:19 The Lord’s spirit empowered him. He went down to Ashkelon and murdered thirty men. He took their clothes ²¹  and gave them ²²  to the men who had solved the riddle. He was furious as he went back home. ²³ 

Judges 15:14

15:14 When he arrived in Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they approached him. But the Lord’s spirit empowered ²⁴  him. The ropes around his arms were like flax dissolving in ²⁵  fire, and they ²⁶  melted away from his hands.

¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord” (also later in this verse).

² tn Heb “strengthened Eglon…against Israel.”

³ tn Heb “clothed.”

⁴ tn That is, “mustered an army.”

⁵ tn Heb “Abiezer was summoned after him.”

⁵ tn Or “move him to action”; or “stir him.”

⁷ tn Heb “to meet Midian.”

⁸ tn Heb “capture before them the waters.”

⁹ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification (also later in this verse).

¹⁰ tn Heb “And all the men of Ephraim were summoned.”

¹¹ tn Heb “they captured the waters.”

⁹ sn The name Habboth Jair means “tent villages of Jair” in Hebrew.

¹⁰ tn Heb “they call them Havvoth Jair to this day – which are in the land of Gilead.”

¹¹ tn Heb “for the Lord has given your enemies, Moab, into your hand.” The verb form (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.”

¹² tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for clarity.

¹³ tn Or “against Moab,” that is, so as to prevent the Moabites from crossing.

¹³ tn That is, took as its own possession.

¹⁵ tn Heb “rushed on.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “him” or “it”; the referent (the lion) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁷ tn Heb “and there was nothing in his hand.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “equipment”; or “gear.”

¹⁸ tn Heb “changes [of clothes].”

¹⁹ tn Heb “he went up to his father’s house.”

¹⁹ tn Heb “rushed on.”

²⁰ tn Heb “burned with.”

²¹ tn Heb “his bonds.”