I rescued you from Egypt’s power and from the power of all who oppressed you. I drove them out before you and gave their land to you.

God’s messenger said to him, “Put the meat and unleavened bread on this rock, and pour out the broth.” Gideon did as instructed.

Gideon said, “Since you will not help, after the Lord hands Zebah and Zalmunna over to me, I will thresh your skin with desert thorns and briers.”

When Zebah and Zalmunna ran away, Gideon chased them and captured the two Midianite kings, Zebah and Zalmunna. He had surprised their entire army.

When these men broke into Micah’s house and stole the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”

The priest was happy. He took the ephod, the personal idols, and the carved image and joined the group.

The leaders of Gibeah attacked me and at night surrounded the house where I was staying. They wanted to kill me; instead they abused my concubine so badly that she died.

When Adoni-Bezek ran away, they chased him and captured him. Then they cut off his thumbs and big toes.

When Joshua dismissed the people, the Israelites went to their allotted portions of territory, intending to take possession of the land.

The Israelites did evil before the Lord by worshiping the Baals.

After Ehud brought the tribute payment, he dismissed the people who had carried it.

my father fought for you; he risked his life and delivered you from Midian’s power.

Abimelech went back to Arumah; Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.

God repaid Abimelech for the evil he did to his father by murdering his seventy half-brothers.

the Sidonians, Amalek, and Midian when they oppressed you? You cried out for help to me, and I delivered you from their power.

But since you abandoned me and worshiped other gods, I will not deliver you again.

They threw away the foreign gods they owned and worshiped the Lord. Finally the Lord grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much.

After him Elon the Zebulunite led Israel for ten years.

They abandoned the Lord and worshiped Baal and the Ashtars.

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