Judges 1:19

1:19 The Lord was with the men of Judah. They conquered ¹  the hill country, but they could not ²  conquer the people living in the coastal plain, because they had chariots with iron-rimmed wheels. ³ 

Judges 8:20

8:20 He ordered Jether his firstborn son, “Come on! ⁴  Kill them!” But Jether was too afraid to draw his sword, ⁵  because he was still young.

Judges 8:24

8:24 Gideon continued, ⁶  “I would like to make one request. Each of you give me an earring from the plunder you have taken.” ⁷  (The Midianites ⁸  had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

Judges 14:4

14:4 Now his father and mother did not realize this was the Lord’s doing, ⁹  because he was looking for an opportunity to stir up trouble with the Philistines ¹⁰  (for at that time the Philistines were ruling Israel).

Judges 17:13

17:13 Micah said, “Now I know God will make me rich, ¹¹  because I have this Levite as my priest.”

Judges 20:36

20:36 Then the Benjaminites saw they were defeated.

The Israelites retreated before ¹²  Benjamin, because they had confidence in the men they had hid in ambush outside Gibeah.

[1:19]  ¹ tn Or “seized possession of”; or “occupied.”

[1:19]  ² tc Several textual witnesses support the inclusion of this verb.

[1:19]  ³ tn Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels,” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255, and the article by R. Drews, “The ‘Chariots of Iron’ of Joshua and Judges,” JSOT 45 (1989): 15-23.

[8:20]  ⁴ tn Or “Arise!”

[8:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “did not draw his sword for he was afraid.”

[8:24]  ⁷ tn Heb “said to them.”

[8:24]  ⁸ tn Heb “Give to me, each one, an earring from his plunder.”

[8:24]  ⁹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Midianites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “this was from the LORD.”

[14:4]  ¹¹ tn Heb “for an opportunity he was seeking from the Philistines.”

[17:13]  ¹³ tn Heb “do good for me.”

[20:36]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “gave place to.”