Israel Continues Its Conquest 1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelitesinquired of Yahweh, saying, “Who will go up first for us against the Canaanitesto fight against them?” 2 And…

Israel Disobeys Yahweh 1 And the angel of Yahweh went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, “I brought you up from Egypt, and I brought you to the land…

Some Nations Remain in the Land 1 These are the nations that Yahweh left, to test Israel by them (that is, to test all those who had not experiencedany of…

Deborah and Barak 1 And again the Israelitesdid evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and Ehud died. 2 So Yahweh sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan,…

The Song of Deborah and Barak 1 And Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang on that day: 2 “When long hair hangs loosely in Israel, when the people willingly…

The Midianites Oppresses Israel 1 The Israelitesdid evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and Yahweh gave them into the hand of the Midianitesfor seven years. 2 The hand of the…

Gideon’s Three Hundred Men 1 Then Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) rose early, and all the army that was with him. They were camped beside the spring of Harod;the camp of…

Gideon Pursues Zebah and Zalmunna 1 The men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this thing you have done to us, not calling us when you went to fight…

Abimelech Attempts to Become King 1 And Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem, to the relatives of his mother, and he said to them and to the house of…

The Philistines and Ammonites Afflict the Israelites 1 After Abimelech, Tola son of Puah son of Dod, a man of Issachar, rose up to deliver Israel; and he was living…