Judges 14:7

14:7 Samson continued on down to Timnah ¹  and spoke to the girl. In his opinion, she was just the right one. ² 

Judges 8:8

8:8 He went up from there to Penuel and made the same request. ³  The men of Penuel responded the same way the men of Succoth had. ⁴ 

Judges 9:1

Abimelech Murders His Brothers

9:1 Now Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem to see his mother’s relatives. ⁵  He said to them and to his mother’s entire extended family, ⁶ 

Judges 11:11

11:11 So Jephthah went with the leaders of Gilead. The people made him their leader and commander. Jephthah repeated the terms of the agreement ⁷  before the Lord in Mizpah.

[14:7]  ¹ tn Heb “He went down.”

[14:7]  ² tn Heb “She was the right one in the eyes of Samson.”

[8:8]  ³ tn Heb “and spoke to them in the same way.”

[8:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “The men of Penuel answered him just as the men of Succoth answered.”

[9:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “brothers.”

[9:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “to all the extended family of the house of the father of his mother.”

[11:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “spoke all his words.” This probably refers to the “words” recorded in v. 9. Jephthah repeats the terms of the agreement at the Lord’s sanctuary, perhaps to ratify the contract or to emphasize the Gileadites’ obligation to keep their part of the bargain. Another option is to translate, “Jephthah conducted business before the Lord in Mizpah.” In this case, the statement is a general reference to the way Jephthah ruled. He recognized the Lord’s authority and made his decisions before the Lord.