Boaz Settles the Matter 1 Now Boaz went up to the village gate and sat there. Then along came the guardian whom Boaz had …
Ruth 3
Naomi Instructs Ruth 1 At that time, Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home for you so you …
Ruth 2
Ruth Works in the Field of Boaz 1 Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side of the family named Boaz. He was a wealthy, …
Ruth 1
A Family Tragedy: Famine and Death 1 During the time of the judges there was a famine in the land of Judah. So a man from …
Judges 21
600 Brides for 600 Brothers 1 The Israelites had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will allow his daughter to …
Judges 20
Civil War Breaks Out 1 All the Israelites from Dan to Beer Sheba and from the land of Gilead left their homes and assembled …
Judges 19
Sodom and Gomorrah Revisited 1 In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite living temporarily in the remote region of …
Judges 18
The Tribe of Dan Finds an Inheritance 1 In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the Danite tribe was looking for a …
Judges 17
Micah Makes His Own Religion 1 There was a man named Micah from the Ephraimite hill country. 2 He said to his mother, “You know …
Judges 16
Samson’s Downfall 1 Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute and went in to have sex with her. 2 The Gazites were told, …
Judges 15
Samson Versus the Philistines 1 Sometime later, during the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat as a gift and went to visit …
Judges 14
Samson’s Unconsummated Marriage 1 Samson went down to Timnah, where a Philistine girl caught his eye. 2 When he got home, he …