Judges 7:23

7:23 Israelites from Naphtali, Asher, and Manasseh answered the call and chased the Midianites.¹

Judges 16:4

16:4 After this Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the Sorek Valley.

Judges 1:1

Judah Takes the Lead

1:1 After Joshua died, the Israelites asked² the Lord, “Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?”³

Judges 2:19

2:19 When a leader died, the next generation⁴ would again⁵ act more wickedly than the previous one.⁶ They would follow after other gods, worshiping them⁷ and bowing down to them. They did not give up⁸ their practices or their stubborn ways.

Judges 8:33

Israel Returns to Baal-Worship

8:33 After Gideon died, the Israelites again prostituted themselves to the Baals. They made Baal-Berith⁹ their god.

Judges 10:1

Stability Restored

10:1 After Abimelech’s death,¹⁰ Tola son of Puah, grandson¹¹ of Dodo, from the tribe of Issachar,¹² rose up to deliver Israel. He lived in Shamir in the Ephraimite hill country.

Judges 13:11

13:11 So Manoah got up and followed his wife. When he met¹³ the man, he said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife?”¹⁴ He said, “Yes.”¹⁵

Judges 2:7

2:7 The people worshiped¹⁶ the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men¹⁷ who outlived him remained alive. These men had witnessed¹⁸ all the great things the Lord had done for Israel.¹⁹

Judges 2:12

2:12 They abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors²⁰ who brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods – the gods of the nations who lived around them. They worshiped²¹ them and made the Lord angry.

Judges 2:17

2:17 But they did not obey²² their leaders. Instead they prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped²³ them. They quickly turned aside from the path²⁴ their ancestors²⁵ had walked. Their ancestors had obeyed the Lord’s commands, but they did not.²⁶

Judges 3:28

3:28 He said to them, “Follow me, for the Lord is about to defeat your enemies, the Moabites!”²⁷ They followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan River²⁸ opposite Moab,²⁹ and did not let anyone cross.

Judges 4:16

4:16 Now Barak chased the chariots and the army all the way to Harosheth Haggoyim. Sisera’s whole army died³⁰ by the edge of the sword; not even one survived!³¹

Judges 8:5

8:5 He said to the men of Succoth, “Give³² some loaves of bread to the men³³ who are following me,³⁴ because they are exhausted. I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”

Judges 9:3

9:3 His mother’s relatives³⁵ spoke on his behalf to³⁶ all the leaders of Shechem and reported his proposal.³⁷ The leaders were drawn to Abimelech;³⁸ they said, “He is our close relative.”³⁹

Judges 9:49

9:49 So each of his men also cut off a branch and followed Abimelech. They put the branches⁴⁰ against the stronghold and set fire to it.⁴¹ All the people⁴² of the Tower of Shechem died – about a thousand men and women.

Judges 11:36

11:36 She said to him, “My father, since⁴³ you made an oath to the Lord, do to me as you promised.⁴⁴ After all, the Lord vindicated you before⁴⁵ your enemies, the Ammonites.”

Judges 18:12

18:12 They went up and camped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah. (To this day that place is called Camp of Dan.⁴⁶ It is west⁴⁷ of Kiriath Jearim.)

Judges 19:23

19:23 The man who owned the house went outside and said to them, “No, my brothers! Don’t do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Don’t do such a disgraceful thing!

¹tn Heb “Midian.”

²tn The Hebrew verb translated “asked” (שָׁאַל, sha’al) refers here to consulting the Lord through a prophetic oracle; cf. NAB “consulted.”

³tn Heb “Who should first go up for us against the Canaanites to attack them?”

³tn Heb “they”; the referent (the next generation) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴tn The verb שׁוּב (shuv, “to return; to turn”) is sometimes translated “turn back” here, but it is probably used in an adverbial sense, indicating that the main action (“act wickedly”) is being repeated.

⁵tn Heb “their fathers.”

⁶tn Or “serving [them]”; or “following [them].”

⁷tn Or “drop.”

⁴sn Baal-Berith was a local manifestation of the Canaanite storm god. The name means, ironically, “Baal of the covenant.” Israel’s covenant allegiance had indeed shifted.

⁵tn The word “death” has been supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁶tn Heb “son.”

⁷tn Heb “a man of Issachar.”

⁶tn Heb “came to.”

⁷tn Heb “the woman.”

⁸tn Heb “I [am].”

⁷tn Or “served”; or “followed.”

⁸tn Or perhaps “elders,” which could be interpreted to mean “leaders.”

⁹tn Heb “all the days of Joshua and all the days of the old men who outlived him, who had seen.”

¹⁰tn Heb “the great work of the Lord which he had done for Israel.”

⁸tn Or “fathers.”

⁹tn Or “bowed before” (the same expression occurs in the following verse).

⁹tn Or “did not listen to.”

¹⁰tn Or “bowed before.”

¹¹tn Or “way [of life].”

¹²tn Or “fathers.”

¹³tn Heb “…walked, obeying the Lord’s commands. They did not do this.”

¹⁰tn 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.”

¹¹tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for clarity.

¹²tn Or “against Moab,” that is, so as to prevent the Moabites from crossing.

¹¹tn Heb “fell.”

¹²tn Heb “was left.”

¹²tn Or perhaps, “sell.”

¹³tn Heb “people.” The translation uses “men” because these were warriors and in ancient Israelite culture would have been exclusively males.

¹⁴tn Heb “who are at my feet.”

¹³tn Heb “brothers.”

¹⁴tn Heb “into the ears of.”

¹⁵tn Heb “and all these words.”

¹⁶tn Heb “Their heart was inclined after Abimelech.”

¹⁷tn Heb “our brother.”

¹⁴tn The words “the branches” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹⁵tn Heb “they kindled over them the stronghold with fire.”

¹⁶tn Or “men,” but the word seems to have a more general sense here, as the conclusion to the sentence suggests.

¹⁵tn The conjunction “since” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹⁶tn Heb “you opened your mouth to the Lord, do to me according to [what] went out from your mouth.”

¹⁷tn Or “has given you vengeance against.”

¹⁶tn Or “Mahaneh Dan”; the Hebrew term “Mahaneh” means “camp [of].” Many English versions retain the transliterated Hebrew expression, but cf. CEV “Dan’s Camp.”

¹⁷tn Heb “behind.”