Judges 6:34

6:34 The Lord’s spirit took control of ¹  Gideon. He blew a trumpet, ²  summoning the Abiezrites to follow him. ³ 

Judges 7:23

7:23 Israelites from Naphtali, Asher, and Manasseh answered the call and chased the Midianites. ⁴ 

Judges 8:31

8:31 His concubine, ⁵  who lived in Shechem, also gave him a son, whom he named Abimelech. ⁶ 

Judges 13:24

13:24 Manoah’s wife ⁷  gave birth to a son and named him Samson. ⁸  The child grew and the Lord empowered ⁹  him.

[6:34]  ¹ tn Heb “clothed.”

[6:34]  ² tn That is, “mustered an army.”

[6:34]  ³ tn Heb “Abiezer was summoned after him.”

[7:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “Midian.”

[8:31]  ⁷ sn A concubine was a slave woman in ancient Near Eastern societies who was the legal property of her master, but who could have legitimate sexual relations with her master. A concubine’s status was more elevated than a mere servant, but she was not free and did not have the legal rights of a free wife. The children of a concubine could, in some instances, become equal heirs with the children of the free wife. After the period of the Judges concubines may have become more of a royal prerogative (2 Sam 21:10-14; 1 Kgs 11:3).

[8:31]  ⁸ sn The name Abimelech means “my father is king.”

[13:24]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the woman.” For clarity this has been specified in the translation as “Manoah’s wife.”

[13:24]  ¹¹ tn The name appears to mean “sun-like” or “solar.”

[13:24]  ¹² tn Traditionally, “blessed.”