Judges 2:17

2:17 But they did not obey ¹  their leaders. Instead they prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped ²  them. They quickly turned aside from the path ³  their ancestors ⁴  had walked. Their ancestors had obeyed the Lord’s commands, but they did not. ⁵ 

Judges 3:10

3:10 The Lord’s spirit empowered him ⁶  and he led Israel. When he went to do battle, the Lord handed over to him King Cushan-Rishathaim of Aram and he overpowered him. ⁷ 

Judges 12:9

12:9 He had thirty sons. He arranged for thirty of his daughters to be married outside his extended family, ⁸  and he arranged for thirty young women to be brought from outside as wives for his sons. ⁹  Ibzan ¹⁰  led ¹¹  Israel for seven years;

Judges 16:31

16:31 His brothers and all his family ¹²  went down and brought him back. ¹³  They buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had led ¹⁴  Israel for twenty years.

[2:17]  ¹ tn Or “did not listen to.”

[2:17]  ² tn Or “bowed before.”

[2:17]  ³ tn Or “way [of life].”

[2:17]  ⁴ tn Or “fathers.”

[2:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “…walked, obeying the Lord’s commands. They did not do this.”

[3:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “was on him.”

[3:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “his hand was strong against Cushan-Rishathaim.”

[12:9]  ¹¹ tn Heb “thirty daughters he sent off outside.” Another option is to translate, “He arranged for his thirty daughters…” It is not clear if he had more than the “thirty daughters” mentioned in the text.

[12:9]  ¹² tn Heb “and thirty daughters he brought for his sons from the outside.”

[12:9]  ¹³ tn Heb “He”; the referent (Ibzan) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for English stylistic reasons.

[12:9]  ¹⁴ tn Traditionally, “judged.”

[16:31]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and all the house of his father.”

[16:31]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and lifted him up and brought up.”

[16:31]  ¹⁸ tn Traditionally, “judged.”