Judges 16
Samson and Delilah 1 Samson went down to Gaza; there he saw a prostitute and had sex with her. 2 The Gazites were told, “Samson has come here,” so they…
Judges 17
Micah’s Idolatry 1 There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim; his name was Micah. 2 And he said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver…
Judges 18
The Tribe of Dan Seeks Territory 1 In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking territory for itself…
Judges 19
The Concubine and the Levite 1 In those days there was no king in Israel; there was a man, a Levite, who dwelled as a foreignerin the remote areas of…
Judges 20
The Punishment of Benjamin 1 All the Israeliteswent out, from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, and they gathered as one bodyto Yahweh at Mizpah. 2 And the…
Judges 21
A Decision Is Made About the Tribe of Benjamin 1 The men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, saying, “None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin as a…
Ruth 1
Elimelech Takes His Family to Live in Moab 1 And it happened in the days when the judges ruled,there was a famine in the land, and a man from Bethlehem…
Ruth 2
Ruth Meets Boaz 1 NowNaomi had a relative of her husband,a prominent rich manfrom the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz. 2 And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi,…
Ruth 3
Ruth Meets Boaz at the Threshing Floor 1 Now Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek for you security that things may be good for…
Ruth 4
Boaz Redeems Ruth 1 And Boaz had gone up to the city gate and sat there. And look, the redeemer of whom Boaz had spoken was passing by. And he…