Judges 2:15

2:15 Whenever they went out to fight, ¹  the Lord did them harm, ²  just as he had warned and solemnly vowed he would do. ³  They suffered greatly. ⁴ 

Judges 10:9

10:9 The Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight with Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. ⁵  Israel suffered greatly. ⁶ 

Judges 12:2

12:2 Jephthah said to them, “My people and I were entangled in controversy with the Ammonites. ⁷  I asked for your help, but you did not deliver me from their power. ⁸ 

[2:15]  ¹ tn The expression “to fight” is interpretive.

[2:15]  ² tn Heb “the Lord’s hand was against them for harm.”

[2:15]  ³ tn Heb “just as he had said and just as he had sworn to them.”

[2:15]  ⁴ tn Or “they experienced great distress.”

[10:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “the house of Ephraim.”

[10:9]  ⁶ tn Or “Israel experienced great distress.” Perhaps here the verb has the nuance “hemmed in.”

[12:2]  ⁹ tn Heb A man of great strife I was and my people and the Ammonites.”

[12:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “hand.”