Now Gideon and his three hundred men had crossed over the Jordan River, and even though they were exhausted, they were still chasing the Midianites.

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

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

Now, come up at night with your men and set an ambush in the field outside the city.

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

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

Go and cry for help to the gods you have chosen! Let them deliver you from trouble!”

But the Ammonite king disregarded the message sent by Jephthah.

The Lord’s messenger told Manoah, “Your wife should pay attention to everything I told her.

So the rulers of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried and they tied him up with them.

They said to him, “Seek a divine oracle for us, so we can know if we will be successful on our mission.”

The priest said to them, “Go with confidence. The Lord will be with you on your mission.”

Meanwhile the six hundred Danites, fully armed, stood at the entrance to the gate.

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

Do this: exterminate every male, as well as every woman who has had sexual relations with a male. But spare the lives of any virgins.” So they did as instructed.

So she gathered grain in the field until evening. When she threshed what she had gathered, it came to about thirty pounds of barley!

At that time, Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home for you so you will be secure.

Then Boaz said to the guardian, “Naomi, who has returned from the region of Moab, is selling the portion of land that belongs to our relative Elimelech.

I prayed for this boy, and the Lord has given me the request that I asked of him.

This ought not to be, my sons! For the report that I hear circulating among the Lord’s people is not good.