Judges 1:5

1:5 They met ¹  Adoni-Bezek at Bezek and fought him. They defeated the Canaanites and Perizzites.

Judges 9:26

9:26 Gaal son of Ebed ²  came through Shechem with his brothers. The leaders of Shechem transferred their loyalty to him. ³ 

Judges 9:52

9:52 Abimelech came and attacked the tower. When he approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire,

Judges 19:7

19:7 When the man got ready to leave, ⁴  his father-in-law convinced him to stay another night. ⁵ 

Judges 9:38

9:38 Zebul said to him, “Where now are your bragging words, ⁶  ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the men ⁷  you insulted? ⁸  Go out now and fight them!”

Judges 1:1

Judah Takes the Lead

1:1 After Joshua died, the Israelites asked ⁹  the Lord, “Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?” ¹⁰ 

Judges 6:32

6:32 That very day Gideon’s father named him Jerub-Baal, ¹¹  because he had said, “Let Baal fight with him, for it was his altar that was pulled down.”

Judges 19:4

19:4 His father-in-law, the girl’s father, persuaded him to stay with him for three days, and they ate and drank together, and spent the night there.

Judges 16:30

16:30 Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” He pushed hard ¹²  and the temple collapsed on the rulers and all the people in it. He killed many more people in his death than he had killed during his life. ¹³ 

[1:5]  ¹ tn Or “found.”

[9:26]  ² sn The name Gaal derives from, or at least sounds like, a Hebrew verb meaning “to abhor, loathe.” His father’s name, Ebed, means “servant.” Perhaps then this could be translated, “loathsome one, son of a servant.” This individual’s very name (which may be the narrator’s nickname for him, not his actual name) seems to hint at his immoral character and lowly social status.

[9:26]  ³ tn Heb “trusted in him.” Here the verb probably describes more than a mental attitude. It is likely that the Shechemites made an alliance with Gaal and were now trusting him for protection in return for their loyalty (and probably tribute).

[19:7]  ³ tn Heb “and the man arose to go.”

[19:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “his father-in-law persuaded him and he again spent the night there.”

[9:38]  ⁴ tn Heb “is your mouth that says.”

[9:38]  ⁵ tn Heb “the people.”

[9:38]  ⁶ tn Or “despised.”

[1:1]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew verb translated “asked” (שָׁאַל, sha’al) refers here to consulting the Lord through a prophetic oracle; cf. NAB “consulted.”

[1:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “Who should first go up for us against the Canaanites to attack them?”

[6:32]  ⁶ tn Heb “He called him on that day Jerub-Baal.” The name means, at least by popular etymology, “Let Baal fight!”

[16:30]  ⁷ tn Heb “he stretched out with strength.”

[16:30]  ⁸ tn Heb “And the ones whom he killed in his death were many more than he killed in his life.”