Moreover, Moses commanded the people that day:

So Joshua instructed the priests, “Come up from the Jordan!”

Bright and early the next morning Joshua had the priests pick up the ark of the Lord.

The men examined some of their provisions, but they failed to ask the Lord’s advice.

Watch yourselves carefully! Love the Lord your God!

Now Gideon sent messengers throughout the Ephraimite hill country who announced, “Go down and head off the Midianites. Take control of the fords of the streams all the way to Beth Barah and the Jordan River.” When all the Ephraimites had assembled, they took control of the fords all the way to Beth Barah and the Jordan River.

After him Ibzan of Bethlehem led Israel.

After him Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite led Israel.

When the Philistines saw he had no attendants, they gave him thirty groomsmen who kept him company.

Samson led Israel for twenty years during the days of Philistine prominence.

So they commanded the Benjaminites, “Go hide in the vineyards,

These are the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,

The sons of Eli were wicked men. They did not recognize the Lord’s authority.

So Samuel led Israel all the days of his life.

Then Samuel called the people together before the Lord at Mizpah.

Jonathan made a covenant with David, for he loved him as much as he did his own life.

When David heard in the desert that Nabal was shearing his sheep,

After about ten days the Lord struck Nabal down and he died.

But David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the city of David).

The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men picked them up.