Judges 18:1

The Tribe of Dan Finds an Inheritance

18:1 In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the Danite tribe was looking for a place ¹  to settle, because at that time they did not yet have a place to call their own among the tribes of Israel. ² 

Judges 19:1

Sodom and Gomorrah Revisited

19:1 In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite ³  living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine ⁴  from Bethlehem ⁵  in Judah.

Judges 20:28

20:28 Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was serving the Lord ⁶  in those days), “Should we ⁷  once more march out to fight the Benjaminites our brothers, ⁸  or should we ⁹  quit?” The Lord said, “Attack, for tomorrow I will hand them ¹⁰  over to you.”

[18:1]  ¹ tn Heb “an inheritance.”

[18:1]  ² tn Heb “because there had not fallen to them by that day in the midst of the tribes of Israel an inheritance.”

[19:1]  ³ tn Heb “a man, a Levite.”

[19:1]  ⁴ sn See the note on the word “concubine” in 8:31.

[19:1]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[20:28]  ⁵ tn Heb “standing before him.”

[20:28]  ⁶ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ⁸ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ⁹ tn Heb “him” (collective singular).