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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…