After him Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite led Israel.

The land had rest for forty years; then Othniel son of Kenaz died.

On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this victory song:

Then Jerub-Baal son of Joash went home and settled down.

Gideon son of Joash returned from the battle by the pass of Heres.

When Sisera heard that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor,

His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also gave him a son, whom he named Abimelech.

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

Joshua son of Nun, the Lord’s servant, died at the age of one hundred ten.

After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath; he killed six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad and, like Ehud, delivered Israel.

Gaal son of Ebed came through Shechem with his brothers. The leaders of Shechem transferred their loyalty to him.

The men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us – you, your son, and your grandson. For you have delivered us from Midian’s power.”

When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, captured it, Caleb gave him his daughter Acsah as a wife.

Wake up, wake up, Deborah! Wake up, wake up, sing a song! Get up, Barak! Capture your prisoners of war, son of Abinoam!

Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The Lord will rule over you.”

Manoah’s wife gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The child grew and the Lord empowered him.

In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael caravans disappeared; travelers had to go on winding side roads.

They said to one another, “Who did this?” They investigated the matter thoroughly and concluded that Gideon son of Joash had done it.

God also repaid the men of Shechem for their evil deeds. The curse spoken by Jotham son of Jerub-Baal fell on them.

Are you really better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he dare to quarrel with Israel? Did he dare to fight with them?