Jerusalem Is Captured 1 Now it came about after the death of Joshua that the sons of Israel inquired of the Lord, saying, “Who shall go up first for us…

Israel Rebuked 1 Now the angel of the Lordcame up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land…

Idolatry Leads to Servitude 1 Now these are the nations which the Lordleft, to test Israel by them (that is,all who had not experienced any of the wars of Canaan;…

Deborah and Barak Deliver from Canaanites 1 Then the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, after Ehud died. 2 And the Lordsold them into…

The Song of Deborah and Barak 1 Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying, 2 “That the leaders led in Israel, That the people…

Israel Oppressed by Midian 1 Then the sons of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord; and the Lordgave them into the hands of Midian seven…

Gideon’s 300 Chosen Men 1 Then Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with him, rose early and camped beside the spring of Harod; and the camp…

Zebah and Zalmunna Routed 1 Then 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’s Conspiracy 1 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s relatives, and spoke to them and to the whole clan of the household of his…

Oppression of Philistines and Ammonites 1 Now after Abimelech died, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel; and he lived…