Category Archives: Judges

The Tribes of Judah and Simeon Capture Adonibezek 1 After Joshua’s death the people of Israel asked the Lord, “Which of our tribes should be the first to go and attack the Canaanites?” 2 The Lord answered, “The tribe of Judah will go first. I am giving them control of the land.” 3 The people […]

The Angel of the Lord at Bochim 1 The angel of the Lord went from Gilgal to Bochim and said to the Israelites, “I took you out of Egypt and brought you to the land that I promised to your ancestors. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you. 2 You must not […]

The Nations Remaining in the Land 1 So then, the Lord left some nations in the land to test the Israelites who had not been through the wars in Canaan. 2 He did this only in order to teach each generation of Israelites about war, especially those who had never been in battle before. 3 […]

Deborah and Barak 1 After Ehud died, the people of Israel sinned against the Lord again. 2 So the Lord let them be conquered by Jabin, a Canaanite king who ruled in the city of Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived at Harosheth-of-the-Gentiles. 3 Jabin had nine hundred iron chariots, and […]

The Song of Deborah and Barak 1 On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song: 2 Praise the Lord! The Israelites were determined to fight; the people gladly volunteered. 3 Listen, you kings! Pay attention, you rulers! I will sing and play music to Israel’s God, the Lord. 4 Lord, when […]

Gideon 1 Once again the people of Israel sinned against the Lord, so he let the people of Midian rule them for seven years. 2 The Midianites were stronger than Israel, and the people of Israel hid from them in caves and other safe places in the hills. 3 Whenever the Israelites would plant their […]

Gideon Defeats the Midianites 1 One day Gideon and all his men got up early and camped beside Harod Spring. The Midianite camp was in the valley to the north of them by Moreh Hill. 2 The Lord said to Gideon, “The men you have are too many for me to give them victory over […]

The Final Defeat of the Midianites 1 Then the people of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why didn’t you call us when you went to fight the Midianites? Why did you treat us like this?” They complained bitterly about it. 2 But he told them, “What I was able to do is nothing compared with what […]

Abimelech 1 Gideon’s son Abimelech went to the town of Shechem, where all his mother’s relatives lived, and told them 2 to ask the men of Shechem, “Which would you prefer? To have all seventy of Gideon’s sons govern you or to have just one man? Remember that Abimelech is your own flesh and blood.” […]

Tola 1 After Abimelech’s death Tola, the son of Puah and grandson of Dodo, came to free Israel. He was from the tribe of Issachar and lived at Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. 2 He was Israel’s leader for twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried at Shamir. Jair 3 After Tola […]