Judges 8:14
Context8:14 He captured a young man from Succoth 1 and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of Succoth’s officials and city leaders – seventy-seven men in all. 2
Judges 9:4
Context9:4 They paid him seventy silver shekels out of the temple of Baal-Berith. Abimelech then used the silver to hire some lawless, dangerous 3 men as his followers. 4
Judges 11:3
Context11:3 So Jephthah left 5 his half-brothers 6 and lived in the land of Tob. Lawless men joined Jephthah’s gang and traveled with him. 7
Judges 16:27
Context16:27 Now the temple 8 was filled with men and women, and all the rulers of the Philistines were there. There were three thousand men and women on the roof watching Samson entertain.
Judges 18:22
Context18:22 After they had gone a good distance from Micah’s house, Micah’s neighbors 9 gathered together and caught up with the Danites.
Judges 20:12
Context20:12 The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe 10 of Benjamin, saying, “How could such a wicked thing take place? 11


[8:14] 1 tn Heb “from the men of Succoth.”
[8:14] 2 tn Heb “wrote down for him the officials of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men.”
[9:4] 3 tn Heb “empty and reckless.”
[9:4] 4 tn Heb “and they followed him.”
[11:3] 7 tn Heb “Empty men joined themselves to Jephthah and went out with him.”
[18:22] 9 tn Heb “the men who were in the houses near Micah’s house.”
[20:12] 11 tc The MT reads the plural, but surely the singular (which is supported by the LXX and Vulgate) is preferable here.
[20:12] 12 tn Heb “What is this wicked thing which happened among you?”