Judges 4:1

Deborah Summons Barak

4:1 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight ¹  after Ehud’s death.

Judges 10:13

10:13 But since you abandoned me and worshiped ²  other gods, I will not deliver you again.

Judges 11:14

11:14 Jephthah sent messengers back to the Ammonite king

Judges 2:21

2:21 So I will no longer remove before them any of the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died.

Judges 8:28

Gideon’s Story Ends

8:28 The Israelites humiliated Midian; the Midianites’ fighting spirit was broken. ³  The land had rest for forty years during Gideon’s time. ⁴ 

Judges 9:37

9:37 Gaal again said, “Look, men are coming down from the very center ⁵  of the land. A unit ⁶  is coming by way of the Oak Tree of the Diviners.” ⁷ 

Judges 13:1

Samson’s Birth

13:1 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight, ⁸  so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for forty years.

Judges 13:21

13:21 The Lord’s messenger did not appear again to Manoah and his wife. After all this happened Manoah realized that the visitor had been the Lord’s messenger. ⁹ 

Judges 20:22

20:22 The Israelite army ¹⁰  took heart ¹¹  and once more arranged their battle lines, in the same place where they had taken their positions the day before.

Judges 3:12

Deceit, Assassination, and Deliverance

3:12 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. ¹²  The Lord gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel ¹³  because they had done evil in the Lord’s sight.

Judges 20:23

20:23 The Israelites went up and wept before the Lord until evening. They asked the Lord, “Should we ¹⁴  again march out to fight ¹⁵  the Benjaminites, our brothers?” ¹⁶  The Lord said, “Attack them!” ¹⁷ 

Judges 20:28

20:28 Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was serving the Lord ¹⁸  in those days), “Should we ¹⁹  once more march out to fight the Benjaminites our brothers, ²⁰  or should we ²¹  quit?” The Lord said, “Attack, for tomorrow I will hand them ²²  over to you.”

Judges 10:6

The Lord’s Patience Runs Short

10:6 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. ²³  They worshiped ²⁴  the Baals and the Ashtars, ²⁵  as well as the gods of Syria, Sidon, ²⁶  Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. ²⁷  They abandoned the Lord and did not worship ²⁸  him.

[4:1]  ¹ tn Heb “did evil in the eyes of the Lord.”

[10:13]  ² tn Or “served”; or “followed.”

[8:28]  ³ tn Heb “Midian was humbled before the Israelites, and they no longer lifted their heads.”

[8:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the days of Gideon.”

[9:37]  ⁴ tn Heb “navel.” On the background of the Hebrew expression “the navel of the land,” see R. G. Boling, Judges (AB), 178-79.

[9:37]  ⁵ tn Heb “head.”

[9:37]  ⁶ tn Some English translations simply transliterated this as a place name (Heb “Elon-meonenim”); cf. NAB, NRSV.

[13:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[13:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “Then Manoah knew that he was the Lord’s messenger.”

[20:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “The people, the men of Israel.”

[20:22]  ⁸ tn Or “encouraged one another.”

[3:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord” (also later in this verse).

[3:12]  ⁹ tn Heb “strengthened Eglon…against Israel.”

[20:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

[20:23]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “approach for battle.”

[20:23]  ¹¹ tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).

[20:23]  ¹² tn Heb “Go up against him” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “standing before him.”

[20:28]  ¹¹ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ¹² tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ¹³ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “him” (collective singular).

[10:6]  ¹¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

[10:6]  ¹² tn Or “served;” or “followed.”

[10:6]  ¹³ sn The Ashtars were local manifestations of the goddess Ashtar (i.e., Astarte).

[10:6]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[10:6]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines.”

[10:6]  ¹⁶ tn Or “serve”; or “follow.”