Barak said to her, “If you go with me, I will go. But if you do not go with me, I will not go.”

They did not treat the family of Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) fairly in return for all the good he had done for Israel.

So if you have shown loyalty and integrity to Jerub-Baal and his family today, then may Abimelech bring you happiness and may you bring him happiness!

But the man did not want to stay another night. He left and traveled as far as Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine.

From the sky the stars fought, from their paths in the heavens they fought against Sisera.

It was some time after this when the Ammonites fought with Israel.

When the men of Joseph attacked Bethel, the Lord was with them.

The Lord’s messenger appeared and said to him, “The Lord is with you, courageous warrior!”

The Lord said to him, “Ah, but I will be with you! You will strike down the whole Midianite army.”

So Abimelech and all his men came up at night and set an ambush outside Shechem – they divided into four units.

Samson said to them, “This time I am justified in doing the Philistines harm!”

The Benjaminites came from their cities and assembled at Gibeah to make war against the Israelites.

The Israelites and the men hiding in ambush had arranged a signal. When the men hiding in ambush sent up a smoke signal from the city,

She said, “I will indeed go with you. But you will not gain fame on the expedition you are undertaking, for the Lord will turn Sisera over to a woman.” Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.

“Now, if you have shown loyalty and integrity when you made Abimelech king, if you have done right to Jerub-Baal and his family, if you have properly repaid him –

the spies spotted a man leaving the city. They said to him, “If you show us a secret entrance into the city, we will reward you.”

When he reached Seirah, he blew a trumpet in the Ephraimite hill country. The Israelites went down with him from the hill country, with Ehud in the lead.

Barak summoned men from Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh. Ten thousand men followed him; Deborah went up with him as well.

Issachar’s leaders were with Deborah, the men of Issachar supported Barak; into the valley they were sent under Barak’s command. Among the clans of Reuben there was intense heart searching.

Gideon said to him, “If you really are pleased with me, then give me a sign as proof that it is really you speaking with me.