Tola and Jair 1 After Abimelech, Tola son of Puah, son of Dodo became judge and began to deliver Israel. He was from Issachar and lived in Shamir in the…

Jephthah Becomes Israel’s Leader 1 Jephthahthe Gileadite was a great warrior,but he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father. 2 Gilead’s wife bore him sons, and…

Conflict with Ephraim 1 The men of Ephraim were called together and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon.They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight against the Ammonites…

Birth of Samson, the Last Judge 1 The Israelites again did what was evil in theLord’s sight,so theLordhanded them over to the Philistines 40 years. 2 There was a certain…

Samson’s Riddle 1 Samson went down to Timnahand saw a young Philistine woman there. 2 He went back and told his father and his mother: “I have seen a young…

Samson’s Revenge 1 Later on, during the wheat harvest,Samson took a young goat as a gift and visited his wife. “I want to go to my wife in her room,”…

Samson and Delilah 1 Samson went to Gaza,where he saw a prostitute and went to bed with her. 2 When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded the…

Micah’s Priest 1 There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim named Micah. 2 He said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver taken from you, and…

Dan’s Invasion and Idolatry 1 In those days, there was no king in Israel,and the Danite tribe was looking for territory to occupy.Up to that time no territory had been…

Outrage in Benjamin 1 In those days, when there was no king in Israel,a Levite living in a remote part of the hill country of Ephraim acquired a woman from…