Judges 8:6

8:6 The officials of Succoth said, “You have not yet overpowered Zebah and Zalmunna. So why should we give ¹  bread to your army?” ² 

Judges 9:30

9:30 When Zebul, the city commissioner, heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he was furious. ³ 

Judges 4:2

4:2 The Lord turned them over to ⁴  King Jabin of Canaan, who ruled in Hazor. ⁵  The general of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth Haggoyim. ⁶ 

Judges 4:7

4:7 I will bring Sisera, the general of Jabin’s army, to you at the Kishon River, along with his chariots and huge army. ⁷  I will hand him over to you.”

Judges 5:15

5:15 Issachar’s leaders were with Deborah,

the men of Issachar ⁸  supported ⁹  Barak;

into the valley they were sent under Barak’s command. ¹⁰ 

Among the clans of Reuben there was intense ¹¹  heart searching. ¹² 

Judges 8:14

8:14 He captured a young man from Succoth ¹³  and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of Succoth’s officials and city leaders – seventy-seven men in all. ¹⁴ 

Judges 7:25

7:25 They captured the two Midianite generals, Oreb and Zeeb. ¹⁵  They executed Oreb on the rock of Oreb and Zeeb ¹⁶  in the winepress of Zeeb. They chased the Midianites ¹⁷  and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, who was now on the other side of the Jordan River. ¹⁸ 

Judges 8:3

8:3 It was to you that God handed over the Midianite generals, Oreb and Zeeb! What did I accomplish to rival that?” ¹⁹  When he said this, they calmed down. ²⁰ 

Judges 10:18

10:18 The leaders ²¹  of Gilead said to one another, “Who is willing to lead the charge ²²  against the Ammonites? He will become the leader of all who live in Gilead!”

[8:6]  ¹ tn Or perhaps, “sell.”

[8:6]  ² tn Heb “Are the palms of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give to your army bread?” Perhaps the reference to the kings’ “palms” should be taken literally. The officials of Succoth may be alluding to the practice of mutilating prisoners or enemy corpses (see R. G. Boling, Judges [AB], 155).

[9:30]  ³ tn Heb “his anger burned.”

[4:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “the Lord sold them into the hands of.”

[4:2]  ⁶ tn Or “King Jabin of Hazor, a Canaanite ruler.”

[4:2]  ⁷ tn Or “Harosheth of the Pagan Nations”; cf. KJV “Harosheth of the Gentiles.”

[4:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “horde”; “multitude.”

[5:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “Issachar.” The words “the men of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[5:15]  ¹⁰ tn Or “was true to.”

[5:15]  ¹¹ tn Heb “at his feet.”

[5:15]  ¹² tn Heb “great was.”

[5:15]  ¹³ tc The great majority of Hebrew mss have “resolves of heart,” but a few mss read “searchings of heart,” which is preferable in light of v. 16.

[8:14]  ¹¹ tn Heb “from the men of Succoth.”

[8:14]  ¹² tn Heb “wrote down for him the officials of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men.”

[7:25]  ¹³ sn The names Oreb and Zeeb, which mean “Raven” and “Wolf” respectively, are appropriate because the Midianites had been like scavengers and predators to Israel.

[7:25]  ¹⁴ tn The Hebrew text repeats the verb “executed.” This has not been repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:25]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Midian.”

[7:25]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “beyond the Jordan.” The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text but has been supplied in the translation for clarity (also in 8:4).

[8:3]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “What was I able to do compared to you?”

[8:3]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “Then their spirits relaxed from against him, when he spoke this word.”

[10:18]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “the people, the officers.”

[10:18]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “Who is the man who will begin fighting.”