He said to them, “Follow me, for the Lord is about to defeat your enemies, the Moabites!” They followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan River opposite Moab, and did not let anyone cross.

The Lord routed Sisera, all his chariotry, and all his army with the edge of the sword. Sisera jumped out of his chariot and ran away on foot.

When the men of the city got up the next morning, they saw the Baal altar pulled down, the nearby Asherah pole cut down, and the second bull sacrificed on the newly built altar.

In the morning at sunrise quickly attack the city. When he and his men come out to fight you, do what you can to him.”

Gilead’s wife also gave him sons. When his wife’s sons grew up, they made Jephthah leave and said to him, “You are not going to inherit any of our father’s wealth, because you are another woman’s son.”

When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz),

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

Abimelech chased him, and Gaal ran from him. Many Shechemites fell wounded at the entrance of the gate.

The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord will judge any grievance you have against us, if we do not do as you say.”

Jephthah led Israel for six years; then he died and was buried in his city in Gilead.

The Lord’s messenger said to him, “You should not ask me my name, because you cannot comprehend it.”

Samson said to them, “Because you did this, I will get revenge against you before I quit fighting.”

He said to his servant, “Come on, we will go into one of the other towns and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”

So they traveled on, and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin.

When the Israelites turned around, the Benjaminites panicked because they could see that disaster was on their doorstep.

When the Lord raised up leaders for them, the Lord was with each leader and delivered the people from their enemies while the leader remained alive. The Lord felt sorry for them when they cried out in agony because of what their harsh oppressors did to them.

Delilah said to Samson, “Up to now you have deceived me and told me lies. Tell me how you can be subdued.” He said to her, “If you weave the seven braids of my hair into the fabric on the loom and secure it with the pin, I will become weak and be like any other man.”

So the five men journeyed on and arrived in Laish. They noticed that the people there were living securely, like the Sidonians do, undisturbed and unsuspecting. No conqueror was troubling them in any way. They lived far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.

The Levite said to him, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. That’s where I’m from. I had business in Bethlehem in Judah, but now I’m heading home. But no one has invited me into their home.

Hear, O kings! Pay attention, O rulers! I will sing to the Lord! I will sing to the Lord God of Israel!