1 Jephthah, a brave soldier from Gilead, was the son of a prostitute. His father Gilead 2 had other sons by his wife, and when they grew up, they forced…

Jephthah and the Ephraimites 1 The men of Ephraim prepared for battle; they crossed the Jordan River to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross the border to…

The Birth of Samson 1 The Israelites sinned against the Lord again, and he let the Philistines rule them for forty years. 2 At that time there was a man…

Samson and the Woman from Timnah 1 One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he noticed a certain young Philistine woman. 2 He went back home and told his…

1 Some time later Samson went to visit his wife during the wheat harvest and took her a young goat. He told her father, “I want to go to my…

Samson at Gaza 1 One day Samson went to the Philistine city of Gaza, where he met a prostitute and went to bed with her. 2 The people of Gaza…

Micah’s Idols 1 There was once a man named Micah, who lived in the hill country of Ephraim. 2 He told his mother, “When someone stole those eleven hundred pieces…

Micah and the Tribe of Dan 1 There was no king in Israel at that time. In those days the tribe of Dan was looking for territory to claim and…

The Levite and His Concubine 1 In those days before Israel had a king, there was a Levite living far back in the hill country of Ephraim. He took a…

Israel Prepares for War 1 All the people of Israel from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, as well as from the land of Gilead in the…