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 …
Judges 13
Samson’s Birth 1 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for forty …
Judges 12
Civil Strife Mars the Victory 1 The Ephraimites assembled and crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why did you go …
Judges 11
1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a brave warrior. His mother was a prostitute, but Gilead was his father. 2 Gilead’s wife also …
Judges 10
Stability Restored 1 After Abimelech’s death, Tola son of Puah, grandson of Dodo, from the tribe of Issachar, rose up to …