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…

Jephthah 1 Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father. 2 Gilead’s wife also bore for him sons; and…

Tribal Conflict Between Gilead and Ephraim 1 The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed over to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over…

Samson’s Parents 1 And again, the Israelitesdid evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and Yahweh gave them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. 2 There was a certain…

Samson Marries 1 And Samson went down to Timnah, and he saw a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines. 2 He went up and told his father…

Samson Defeats the Philistines 1 After a while, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a young goat.He said, “I want to go to my…