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16. When the tribe of Judah left Jericho--the city of palms--the Kenites, who were descendants of Moses' father-in-law, traveled with them into the wilderness of Judah. They settled among the people there, near the town of Arad in the Negev.
17. Then Judah joined with Simeon to fight against the Canaanites living in Zephath, and they completely destroyed the town. So the town was named Hormah.
18. In addition, Judah captured the towns of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, along with their surrounding territories.Israel Fails to Conquer the Land
18. In addition, Judah captured the towns of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, along with their surrounding territories.
Israel Fails to Conquer the Land
19. The LORD was with the people of Judah, and they took possession of the hill country. But they failed to drive out the people living in the plains, who had iron chariots.
20. The town of Hebron was given to Caleb as Moses had promised. And Caleb drove out the people living there, who were descendants of the three sons of Anak.
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36. The boundary of the Amorites ran from Scorpion Pass to Sela and continued upward from there.

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3. So now I declare that I will no longer drive out the people living in your land. They will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a constant temptation to you."
4. When the angel of the LORD finished speaking to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.
5. So they called the place Bokim (which means "weeping"), and they offered sacrifices there to the LORD.The Death of Joshua
5. So they called the place Bokim (which means "weeping"), and they offered sacrifices there to the LORD.
The Death of Joshua
6. After Joshua sent the people away, each of the tribes left to take possession of the land allotted to them.
7. And the Israelites served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the leaders who outlived him--those who had seen all the great things the LORD had done for Israel.
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23. That is why the LORD left those nations in place. He did not quickly drive them out or allow Joshua to conquer them all.

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4. These people were left to test the Israelites--to see whether they would obey the commands the LORD had given to their ancestors through Moses.
5. So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites,
6. and they intermarried with them. Israelite sons married their daughters, and Israelite daughters were given in marriage to their sons. And the Israelites served their gods.Othniel Becomes Israel's Judge
6. and they intermarried with them. Israelite sons married their daughters, and Israelite daughters were given in marriage to their sons. And the Israelites served their gods.
Othniel Becomes Israel's Judge
7. The Israelites did evil in the LORD's sight. They forgot about the LORD their God, and they served the images of Baal and the Asherah poles.
8. Then the LORD burned with anger against Israel, and he turned them over to King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram-naharaim. And the Israelites served Cushan-rishathaim for eight years.
9. But when the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help, the LORD raised up a rescuer to save them. His name was Othniel, the son of Caleb's younger brother, Kenaz.
10. The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel's judge. He went to war against King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram, and the LORD gave Othniel victory over him.
11. So there was peace in the land for forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died.Ehud Becomes Israel's Judge
11. So there was peace in the land for forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died.
Ehud Becomes Israel's Judge
12. Once again the Israelites did evil in the LORD's sight, and the LORD gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel because of their evil.
13. Eglon enlisted the Ammonites and Amalekites as allies, and then he went out and defeated Israel, taking possession of Jericho, the city of palms.
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19. But when Ehud reached the stone idols near Gilgal, he turned back. He came to Eglon and said, "I have a secret message for you."
So the king commanded his servants, "Be quiet!" and he sent them all out of the room.
20. Ehud walked over to Eglon, who was sitting alone in a cool upstairs room. And Ehud said, "I have a message from God for you!" As King Eglon rose from his seat,
21. Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled out the dagger strapped to his right thigh, and plunged it into the king's belly.
22. The dagger went so deep that the handle disappeared beneath the king's fat. So Ehud did not pull out the dagger, and the king's bowels emptied.
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28. "Follow me," he said, "for the LORD has given you victory over Moab your enemy." So they followed him. And the Israelites took control of the shallow crossings of the Jordan River across from Moab, preventing anyone from crossing.
29. They attacked the Moabites and killed about 10,000 of their strongest and most able-bodied warriors. Not one of them escaped.
30. So Moab was conquered by Israel that day, and there was peace in the land for eighty years.Shamgar Becomes Israel's Judge
30. So Moab was conquered by Israel that day, and there was peace in the land for eighty years.
Shamgar Becomes Israel's Judge
31. After Ehud, Shamgar son of Anath rescued Israel. He once killed 600 Philistines with an ox goad.

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24. And from that time on Israel became stronger and stronger against King Jabin until they finally destroyed him.

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1. On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
2. "Israel's leaders took charge,
and the people gladly followed.
and the people gladly followed.
Praise the LORD!
3. "Listen, you kings!
Pay attention, you mighty rulers!
Pay attention, you mighty rulers!
For I will sing to the LORD.
I will make music to the LORD, the God of Israel.
I will make music to the LORD,
the God of Israel.
4. "LORD, when you set out from Seir
and marched across the fields of Edom,
and marched across the fields of Edom,
the earth trembled,
and the cloudy skies poured down rain.
and the cloudy skies poured down rain.
5. The mountains quaked in the presence of the LORD,
the God of Mount Sinai--
the God of Mount Sinai--
in the presence of the LORD,
the God of Israel.
the God of Israel.
6. "In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,
and in the days of Jael,
and in the days of Jael,
people avoided the main roads,
and travelers stayed on winding pathways.
and travelers stayed on winding pathways.
7. There were few people left in the villages of Israel--
until Deborah arose as a mother for Israel.
until Deborah arose as a mother for Israel.
8. When Israel chose new gods,
war erupted at the city gates.
war erupted at the city gates.
Yet not a shield or spear could be seen
among forty thousand warriors in Israel!
among forty thousand warriors in Israel!
9. My heart is with the commanders of Israel,
with those who volunteered for war.
with those who volunteered for war.
Praise the LORD!
10. "Consider this, you who ride on fine donkeys,
you who sit on fancy saddle blankets,
and you who walk along the road.
you who sit on fancy saddle blankets,
and you who walk along the road.
11. Listen to the village musicians
gathered at the watering holes.
gathered at the watering holes.
They recount the righteous victories of the LORD
and the victories of his villagers in Israel.
and the victories of his villagers in Israel.
Then the people of the LORD
marched down to the city gates.
marched down to the city gates.
12. "Wake up, Deborah, wake up!
Wake up, wake up, and sing a song!
Wake up, wake up, and sing a song!
Arise, Barak!
Lead your captives away, son of Abinoam!
Lead your captives away, son of Abinoam!
13. "Down from Tabor marched the few against the nobles.
The people of the LORD marched down against mighty warriors.
14. They came down from Ephraim--
a land that once belonged to the Amalekites;
they followed you, Benjamin, with your troops.
a land that once belonged to the Amalekites;
they followed you, Benjamin, with your troops.
From Makir the commanders marched down;
from Zebulun came those who carry a commander's staff.
from Zebulun came those who carry a commander's staff.
15. The princes of Issachar were with Deborah and Barak.
They followed Barak, rushing into the valley.
They followed Barak, rushing into the valley.
But in the tribe of Reuben
there was great indecision.
there was great indecision.
16. Why did you sit at home among the sheepfolds--
to hear the shepherds whistle for their flocks?
to hear the shepherds whistle for their flocks?
Yes, in the tribe of Reuben
there was great indecision.
there was great indecision.
17. Gilead remained east of the Jordan.
And why did Dan stay home?
And why did Dan stay home?
Asher sat unmoved at the seashore,
remaining in his harbors.
remaining in his harbors.
18. But Zebulun risked his life,
as did Naphtali, on the heights of the battlefield.
as did Naphtali, on the heights of the battlefield.
19. "The kings of Canaan came and fought,
at Taanach near Megiddo's springs,
but they carried off no silver treasures.
at Taanach near Megiddo's springs,
but they carried off no silver treasures.
20. The stars fought from heaven.
The stars in their orbits fought against Sisera.
The stars in their orbits fought against Sisera.
21. The Kishon River swept them away--
that ancient torrent, the Kishon.
that ancient torrent, the Kishon.
March on with courage, my soul!
22. Then the horses' hooves hammered the ground,
the galloping, galloping of Sisera's mighty steeds.
the galloping, galloping of Sisera's mighty steeds.
23. 'Let the people of Meroz be cursed,' said the angel of the LORD.
'Let them be utterly cursed,
'Let them be utterly cursed,
because they did not come to help the LORD--
to help the LORD against the mighty warriors.'
24. "Most blessed among women is Jael,
the wife of Heber the Kenite.
May she be blessed above all women who live in tents.
the wife of Heber the Kenite.
May she be blessed above all women who live in tents.
25. Sisera asked for water,
and she gave him milk.
and she gave him milk.
In a bowl fit for nobles,
she brought him yogurt.
she brought him yogurt.
26. Then with her left hand she reached for a tent peg,
and with her right hand for the workman's hammer.
and with her right hand for the workman's hammer.
She struck Sisera with the hammer, crushing his head.
With a shattering blow, she pierced his temples.
With a shattering blow, she pierced his temples.
27. He sank, he fell,
he lay still at her feet.
he lay still at her feet.
And where he sank,
there he died.
there he died.
28. "From the window Sisera's mother looked out.
Through the window she watched for his return, saying,
Through the window she watched for his return, saying,
'Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why don't we hear the sound of chariot wheels?'
Why don't we hear the sound of chariot wheels?'
29. "Her wise women answer,
and she repeats these words to herself:
and she repeats these words to herself:
30. 'They must be dividing the captured plunder--
with a woman or two for every man.
with a woman or two for every man.
There will be colorful robes for Sisera,
and colorful, embroidered robes for me.
and colorful, embroidered robes for me.
Yes, the plunder will include
colorful robes embroidered on both sides.'
colorful robes embroidered on both sides.'
31. "LORD, may all your enemies die like Sisera!
But may those who love you rise like the sun in all its power!"
But may those who love you rise like the sun in all its power!"
Then there was peace in the land for forty years.

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18. Don't go away until I come back and bring my offering to you."
He answered, "I will stay here until you return."
19. Gideon hurried home. He cooked a young goat, and with a basket of flour he baked some bread without yeast. Then, carrying the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot, he brought them out and presented them to the angel, who was under the great tree.
20. The angel of God said to him, "Place the meat and the unleavened bread on this rock, and pour the broth over it." And Gideon did as he was told.
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30. "Bring out your son," the men of the town demanded of Joash. "He must die for destroying the altar of Baal and for cutting down the Asherah pole."
31. But Joash shouted to the mob that confronted him, "Why are you defending Baal? Will you argue his case? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal truly is a god, let him defend himself and destroy the one who broke down his altar!"
32. From then on Gideon was called Jerub-baal, which means "Let Baal defend himself," because he broke down Baal's altar.Gideon Asks for a Sign
32. From then on Gideon was called Jerub-baal, which means "Let Baal defend himself," because he broke down Baal's altar.
Gideon Asks for a Sign
33. Soon afterward the armies of Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east formed an alliance against Israel and crossed the Jordan, camping in the valley of Jezreel.
34. Then the Spirit of the LORD clothed Gideon with power. He blew a ram's horn as a call to arms, and the men of the clan of Abiezer came to him.
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40. So that night God did as Gideon asked. The fleece was dry in the morning, but the ground was covered with dew.

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7. The LORD told Gideon, "With these 300 men I will rescue you and give you victory over the Midianites. Send all the others home."
8. So Gideon collected the provisions and rams' horns of the other warriors and sent them home. But he kept the 300 men with him.
The Midianite camp was in the valley just below Gideon.
9. That night the LORD said, "Get up! Go down into the Midianite camp, for I have given you victory over them!
10. But if you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah.
11. Listen to what the Midianites are saying, and you will be greatly encouraged. Then you will be eager to attack."
So Gideon took Purah and went down to the edge of the enemy camp.
12. The armies of Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts. Their camels were like grains of sand on the seashore--too many to count!
13. Gideon crept up just as a man was telling his companion about a dream. The man said, "I had this dream, and in my dream a loaf of barley bread came tumbling down into the Midianite camp. It hit a tent, turned it over, and knocked it flat!"
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23. Then Gideon sent for the warriors of Naphtali, Asher, and Manasseh, who joined in chasing the army of Midian.
24. Gideon also sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim, saying, "Come down to attack the Midianites. Cut them off at the shallow crossings of the Jordan River at Beth-barah."
So all the men of Ephraim did as they were told.
25. They captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two Midianite commanders, killing Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. And they continued to chase the Midianites. Afterward the Israelites brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, who was by the Jordan River.

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18. Then Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, "The men you killed at Tabor--what were they like?"
"Like you," they replied. "They all had the look of a king's son."
19. "They were my brothers, the sons of my own mother!" Gideon exclaimed. "As surely as the LORD lives, I wouldn't kill you if you hadn't killed them."
20. Turning to Jether, his oldest son, he said, "Kill them!" But Jether did not draw his sword, for he was only a boy and was afraid.
21. Then Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, "Be a man! Kill us yourself!" So Gideon killed them both and took the royal ornaments from the necks of their camels.Gideon's Sacred Ephod
21. Then Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, "Be a man! Kill us yourself!" So Gideon killed them both and took the royal ornaments from the necks of their camels.
Gideon's Sacred Ephod
22. Then the Israelites said to Gideon, "Be our ruler! You and your son and your grandson will be our rulers, for you have rescued us from Midian."
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35. Nor did they show any loyalty to the family of Jerub-baal (that is, Gideon), despite all the good he had done for Israel.

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4. They gave him seventy silver coins from the temple of Baal-berith, which he used to hire some reckless troublemakers who agreed to follow him.
5. He went to his father's home at Ophrah, and there, on one stone, they killed all seventy of his half brothers, the sons of Gideon. But the youngest brother, Jotham, escaped and hid.
6. Then all the leading citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo called a meeting under the oak beside the pillar at Shechem and made Abimelech their king.Jotham's Parable
6. Then all the leading citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo called a meeting under the oak beside the pillar at Shechem and made Abimelech their king.
Jotham's Parable
7. When Jotham heard about this, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim and shouted,
"Listen to me, citizens of Shechem!
Listen to me if you want God to listen to you!
Listen to me if you want God to listen to you!
8. Once upon a time the trees decided to choose a king.
First they said to the olive tree,
'Be our king!'
First they said to the olive tree,
'Be our king!'
9. But the olive tree refused, saying,
'Should I quit producing the olive oil
that blesses both God and people,
just to wave back and forth over the trees?'
that blesses both God and people,
just to wave back and forth over the trees?'
10. "Then they said to the fig tree,
'You be our king!'
'You be our king!'
11. But the fig tree also refused, saying,
'Should I quit producing my sweet fruit
just to wave back and forth over the trees?'
just to wave back and forth over the trees?'
12. "Then they said to the grapevine,
'You be our king!'
'You be our king!'
13. But the grapevine also refused, saying,
'Should I quit producing the wine
that cheers both God and people,
just to wave back and forth over the trees?'
that cheers both God and people,
just to wave back and forth over the trees?'
14. "Then all the trees finally turned to the thornbush and said,
'Come, you be our king!'
'Come, you be our king!'
15. And the thornbush replied to the trees,
'If you truly want to make me your king,
come and take shelter in my shade.
come and take shelter in my shade.
If not, let fire come out from me
and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'"
and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'"
16. Jotham continued, "Now make sure you have acted honorably and in good faith by making Abimelech your king, and that you have done right by Gideon and all of his descendants. Have you treated him with the honor he deserves for all he accomplished?
17. For he fought for you and risked his life when he rescued you from the Midianites.
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19. "If you have acted honorably and in good faith toward Gideon and his descendants today, then may you find joy in Abimelech, and may he find joy in you.
20. But if you have not acted in good faith, then may fire come out from Abimelech and devour the leading citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo; and may fire come out from the citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo and devour Abimelech!"
21. Then Jotham escaped and lived in Beer because he was afraid of his brother Abimelech.Shechem Rebels against Abimelech
21. Then Jotham escaped and lived in Beer because he was afraid of his brother Abimelech.
Shechem Rebels against Abimelech
22. After Abimelech had ruled over Israel for three years,
23. God sent a spirit that stirred up trouble between Abimelech and the leading citizens of Shechem, and they revolted.
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36. When Gaal saw them, he said to Zebul, "Look, there are people coming down from the hilltops!"
Zebul replied, "It's just the shadows on the hills that look like men."
37. But again Gaal said, "No, people are coming down from the hills. And another group is coming down the road past the Diviners' Oak."
38. Then Zebul turned on him and asked, "Now where is that big mouth of yours? Wasn't it you that said, 'Who is Abimelech, and why should we be his servants?' The men you mocked are right outside the city! Go out and fight them!"
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57. God also punished the men of Shechem for all their evil. So the curse of Jotham son of Gideon was fulfilled.

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# Chapter 10
1. After Abimelech died, Tola son of Puah, son of Dodo, was the next person to rescue Israel. He was from the tribe of Issachar but lived in the town of Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.
2. He judged Israel for twenty-three years. When he died, he was buried in Shamir.Jair Becomes Israel's Judge
2. He judged Israel for twenty-three years. When he died, he was buried in Shamir.
Jair Becomes Israel's Judge
3. After Tola died, Jair from Gilead judged Israel for twenty-two years.
4. His thirty sons rode around on thirty donkeys, and they owned thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which are still called the Towns of Jair.
5. When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon.The Ammonites Oppress Israel
5. When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon.
The Ammonites Oppress Israel
6. Again the Israelites did evil in the LORD's sight. They served the images of Baal and Ashtoreth, and the gods of Aram, Sidon, Moab, Ammon, and Philistia. They abandoned the LORD and no longer served him at all.
7. So the LORD burned with anger against Israel, and he turned them over to the Philistines and the Ammonites,
8. who began to oppress them that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the Israelites east of the Jordan River in the land of the Amorites (that is, in Gilead).
9. The Ammonites also crossed to the west side of the Jordan and attacked Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim.
The Israelites were in great distress.
10. Finally, they cried out to the LORD for help, saying, "We have sinned against you because we have abandoned you as our God and have served the images of Baal."
11. The LORD replied, "Did I not rescue you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines,
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18. The leaders of Gilead said to each other, "Whoever attacks the Ammonites first will become ruler over all the people of Gilead."

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4. At about this time, the Ammonites began their war against Israel.
5. When the Ammonites attacked, the elders of Gilead sent for Jephthah in the land of Tob.
6. The elders said, "Come and be our commander! Help us fight the Ammonites!"
6. The elders said, "Come and be our commander!
Help us fight the Ammonites!"
7. But Jephthah said to them, "Aren't you the ones who hated me and drove me from my father's house? Why do you come to me now when you're in trouble?"
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26. "Israel has been living here for 300 years, inhabiting Heshbon and its surrounding settlements, all the way to Aroer and its settlements, and in all the towns along the Arnon River. Why have you made no effort to recover it before now?
27. Therefore, I have not sinned against you. Rather, you have wronged me by attacking me. Let the LORD, who is judge, decide today which of us is right--Israel or Ammon."
28. But the king of Ammon paid no attention to Jephthah's message.Jephthah's Vow
28. But the king of Ammon paid no attention to Jephthah's message.
Jephthah's Vow
29. At that time the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he went throughout the land of Gilead and Manasseh, including Mizpah in Gilead, and from there he led an army against the Ammonites.
30. And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD. He said, "If you give me victory over the Ammonites,
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38. "You may go," Jephthah said. And he sent her away for two months. She and her friends went into the hills and wept because she would never have children.
39. When she returned home, her father kept the vow he had made, and she died a virgin.
So it has become a custom in Israel
40. for young Israelite women to go away for four days each year to lament the fate of Jephthah's daughter.

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5. Jephthah captured the shallow crossings of the Jordan River, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim tried to go back across, the men of Gilead would challenge him. "Are you a member of the tribe of Ephraim?" they would ask. If the man said, "No, I'm not,"
6. they would tell him to say "Shibboleth." If he was from Ephraim, he would say "Sibboleth," because people from Ephraim cannot pronounce the word correctly. Then they would take him and kill him at the shallow crossings of the Jordan. In all, 42,000 Ephraimites were killed at that time.
7. Jephthah judged Israel for six years. When he died, he was buried in one of the towns of Gilead.Ibzan Becomes Israel's Judge
7. Jephthah judged Israel for six years. When he died, he was buried in one of the towns of Gilead.
Ibzan Becomes Israel's Judge
8. After Jephthah died, Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel.
9. He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He sent his daughters to marry men outside his clan, and he brought in thirty young women from outside his clan to marry his sons. Ibzan judged Israel for seven years.
10. When he died, he was buried at Bethlehem.Elon Becomes Israel's Judge
10. When he died, he was buried at Bethlehem.
Elon Becomes Israel's Judge
11. After Ibzan died, Elon from the tribe of Zebulun judged Israel for ten years.
12. When he died, he was buried at Aijalon in Zebulun.Abdon Becomes Israel's Judge
12. When he died, he was buried at Aijalon in Zebulun.
Abdon Becomes Israel's Judge
13. After Elon died, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel.
14. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.
15. When he died, he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.

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11. Manoah ran back with his wife and asked, "Are you the man who spoke to my wife the other day?"
"Yes," he replied, "I am."
12. So Manoah asked him, "When your words come true, what kind of rules should govern the boy's life and work?"
13. The angel of the LORD replied, "Be sure your wife follows the instructions I gave her.
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25. And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him while he lived in Mahaneh-dan, which is located between the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol.

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3. His father and mother objected. "Isn't there even one woman in our tribe or among all the Israelites you could marry?" they asked. "Why must you go to the pagan Philistines to find a wife?"
But Samson told his father, "Get her for me! She looks good to me."
4. His father and mother didn't realize the LORD was at work in this, creating an opportunity to work against the Philistines, who ruled over Israel at that time.
5. As Samson and his parents were going down to Timnah, a young lion suddenly attacked Samson near the vineyards of Timnah.
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13. But if you can't solve it, then you must give me thirty fine linen robes and thirty sets of festive clothing."
"All right," they agreed, "let's hear your riddle."
14. So he said:
"Out of the one who eats came something to eat;
out of the strong came something sweet."
out of the strong came something sweet."
Three days later they were still trying to figure it out.
15. On the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, "Entice your husband to explain the riddle for us, or we will burn down your father's house with you in it. Did you invite us to this party just to make us poor?"
16. So Samson's wife came to him in tears and said, "You don't love me; you hate me! You have given my people a riddle, but you haven't told me the answer."
"I haven't even given the answer to my father or mother," he replied. "Why should I tell you?"
17. So she cried whenever she was with him and kept it up for the rest of the celebration. At last, on the seventh day he told her the answer because she was tormenting him with her nagging. Then she explained the riddle to the young men.
18. So before sunset of the seventh day, the men of the town came to Samson with their answer:
"What is sweeter than honey?
What is stronger than a lion?"
What is stronger than a lion?"
Samson replied, "If you hadn't plowed with my heifer, you wouldn't have solved my riddle!"
19. Then the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him. He went down to the town of Ashkelon, killed thirty men, took their belongings, and gave their clothing to the men who had solved his riddle. But Samson was furious about what had happened, and he went back home to live with his father and mother.
20. So his wife was given in marriage to the man who had been Samson's best man at the wedding.

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5. Then he lit the torches and let the foxes run through the grain fields of the Philistines. He burned all their grain to the ground, including the sheaves and the uncut grain. He also destroyed their vineyards and olive groves.
6. "Who did this?" the Philistines demanded.
"Samson," was the reply, "because his father-in-law from Timnah gave Samson's wife to be married to his best man." So the Philistines went and got the woman and her father and burned them to death.
7. "Because you did this," Samson vowed, "I won't rest until I take my revenge on you!"
8. So he attacked the Philistines with great fury and killed many of them. Then he went to live in a cave in the rock of Etam.
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10. The men of Judah asked the Philistines, "Why are you attacking us?"
The Philistines replied, "We've come to capture Samson. We've come to pay him back for what he did to us."
11. So 3,000 men of Judah went down to get Samson at the cave in the rock of Etam. They said to Samson, "Don't you realize the Philistines rule over us? What are you doing to us?"
But Samson replied, "I only did to them what they did to me."
12. But the men of Judah told him, "We have come to tie you up and hand you over to the Philistines."
"All right," Samson said. "But promise that you won't kill me yourselves."
13. "We will only tie you up and hand you over to the Philistines," they replied. "We won't kill you." So they tied him up with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock.
14. As Samson arrived at Lehi, the Philistines came shouting in triumph. But the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon Samson, and he snapped the ropes on his arms as if they were burnt strands of flax, and they fell from his wrists.
15. Then he found the jawbone of a recently killed donkey. He picked it up and killed 1,000 Philistines with it.
16. Then Samson said,
"With the jawbone of a donkey,
I've piled them in heaps!
"
With the jawbone of a donkey,
I've killed a thousand men!"
I've piled them in heaps!
With the jawbone of a donkey,
I've killed a thousand men!"
17. When he finished his boasting, he threw away the jawbone; and the place was named Jawbone Hill.
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20. Samson judged Israel for twenty years during the period when the Philistines dominated the land.

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1. One day Samson went to the Philistine town of Gaza and spent the night with a prostitute.
2. Word soon spread that Samson was there, so the men of Gaza gathered together and waited all night at the town gates. They kept quiet during the night, saying to themselves, "When the light of morning comes, we will kill him."
3. But Samson stayed in bed only until midnight. Then he got up, took hold of the doors of the town gate, including the two posts, and lifted them up, bar and all. He put them on his shoulders and carried them all the way to the top of the hill across from Hebron.Samson and Delilah
3. But Samson stayed in bed only until midnight. Then he got up, took hold of the doors of the town gate, including the two posts, and lifted them up, bar and all. He put them on his shoulders and carried them all the way to the top of the hill across from Hebron.
Samson and Delilah
4. Some time later Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the valley of Sorek.
5. The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, "Entice Samson to tell you what makes him so strong and how he can be overpowered and tied up securely. Then each of us will give you 1,100 pieces of silver."
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13. Then Delilah said, "You've been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now tell me how you can be tied up securely."
Samson replied, "If you were to weave the seven braids of my hair into the fabric on your loom and tighten it with the loom shuttle, I would become as weak as anyone else."
So while he slept, Delilah wove the seven braids of his hair into the fabric.
14. Then she tightened it with the loom shuttle. Again she cried out, "Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!" But Samson woke up, pulled back the loom shuttle, and yanked his hair away from the loom and the fabric.
15. Then Delilah pouted, "How can you tell me, 'I love you,' when you don't share your secrets with me? You've made fun of me three times now, and you still haven't told me what makes you so strong!"
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21. So the Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They took him to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze chains and forced to grind grain in the prison.
22. But before long, his hair began to grow back.Samson's Final Victory
22. But before long, his hair began to grow back.
Samson's Final Victory
23. The Philistine rulers held a great festival, offering sacrifices and praising their god, Dagon. They said, "Our god has given us victory over our enemy Samson!"
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31. Later his brothers and other relatives went down to get his body. They took him back home and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol, where his father, Manoah, was buried. Samson had judged Israel for twenty years.

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7. One day a young Levite, who had been living in Bethlehem in Judah, arrived in that area.
8. He had left Bethlehem in search of another place to live, and as he traveled, he came to the hill country of Ephraim. He happened to stop at Micah's house as he was traveling through.
9. "Where are you from?" Micah asked him.
He replied, "I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am looking for a place to live."
10. "Stay here with me," Micah said, "and you can be a father and priest to me. I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, plus a change of clothes and your food."
11. The Levite agreed to this, and the young man became like one of Micah's sons.
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13. "I know the LORD will bless me now," Micah said, "because I have a Levite serving as my priest."

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# Chapter 18
1. Now in those days Israel had no king. And the tribe of Dan was trying to find a place where they could settle, for they had not yet moved into the land assigned to them when the land was divided among the tribes of Israel.
2. So the men of Dan chose from their clans five capable warriors from the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol to scout out a land for them to settle in.
When these warriors arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, they came to Micah's house and spent the night there.
3. While at Micah's house, they recognized the young Levite's accent, so they went over and asked him, "Who brought you here, and what are you doing in this place? Why are you here?"
4. He told them about his agreement with Micah and that he had been hired as Micah's personal priest.
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27. Then, with Micah's idols and his priest, the men of Dan came to the town of Laish, whose people were peaceful and secure. They attacked with swords and burned the town to the ground.
28. There was no one to rescue the people, for they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby. This happened in the valley near Beth-rehob.
Then the people of the tribe of Dan rebuilt the town and lived there.
29. They renamed the town Dan after their ancestor, Israel's son, but it had originally been called Laish.
30. Then they set up the carved image, and they appointed Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Moses, as their priest. This family continued as priests for the tribe of Dan until the Exile.
31. So Micah's carved image was worshiped by the tribe of Dan as long as the Tabernacle of God remained at Shiloh.

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# Chapter 19
1. Now in those days Israel had no king. There was a man from the tribe of Levi living in a remote area of the hill country of Ephraim. One day he brought home a woman from Bethlehem in Judah to be his concubine.
2. But she became angry with him and returned to her father's home in Bethlehem.
After about four months,
3. her husband set out for Bethlehem to speak personally to her and persuade her to come back. He took with him a servant and a pair of donkeys. When he arrived at her father's house, her father saw him and welcomed him.
4. Her father urged him to stay awhile, so he stayed three days, eating, drinking, and sleeping there.
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30. Everyone who saw it said, "Such a horrible crime has not been committed in all the time since Israel left Egypt. Think about it! What are we going to do? Who's going to speak up?"

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12. The Israelites sent messengers to the tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What a terrible thing has been done among you!
13. Give up those evil men, those troublemakers from Gibeah, so we can execute them and purge Israel of this evil."
But the people of Benjamin would not listen.
14. Instead, they came from their towns and gathered at Gibeah to fight the Israelites.
15. In all, 26,000 of their warriors armed with swords arrived in Gibeah to join the 700 elite troops who lived there.
16. Among Benjamin's elite troops, 700 were left-handed, and each of them could sling a rock and hit a target within a hairsbreadth without missing.
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29. So the Israelites set an ambush all around Gibeah.
30. They went out on the third day and took their positions at the same place as before.
31. When the men of Benjamin came out to attack, they were drawn away from the town. And as they had done before, they began to kill the Israelites. About thirty Israelites died in the open fields and along the roads, one leading to Bethel and the other leading back to Gibeah.
31. When the men of Benjamin came out to attack, they were drawn away from the town. And as they had done before, they began to kill the Israelites.
About thirty Israelites died in the open fields and along the roads, one leading to Bethel and the other leading back to Gibeah.
32. Then the warriors of Benjamin shouted, "We're defeating them as we did before!" But the Israelites had planned in advance to run away so that the men of Benjamin would chase them along the roads and be drawn away from the town.
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34. There were 10,000 elite Israelite troops who advanced against Gibeah. The fighting was so heavy that Benjamin didn't realize the impending disaster.
35. So the LORD helped Israel defeat Benjamin, and that day the Israelites killed 25,100 of Benjamin's warriors, all of whom were experienced swordsmen.
36. Then the men of Benjamin saw that they were beaten.
The Israelites had retreated from Benjamin's warriors in order to give those hiding in ambush more room to maneuver against Gibeah.
37. Then those who were hiding rushed in from all sides and killed everyone in the town.
38. They had arranged to send up a large cloud of smoke from the town as a signal.
39. When the Israelites saw the smoke, they turned and attacked Benjamin's warriors.
By that time Benjamin's warriors had killed about thirty Israelites, and they shouted, "We're defeating them as we did in the first battle!"
40. But when the warriors of Benjamin looked behind them and saw the smoke rising into the sky from every part of the town,
41. the men of Israel turned and attacked. At this point the men of Benjamin became terrified, because they realized disaster was close at hand.
42. So they turned around and fled before the Israelites toward the wilderness. But they couldn't escape the battle, and the people who came out of the nearby towns were also killed.
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48. And the Israelites returned and slaughtered every living thing in all the towns--the people, the livestock, and everything they found. They also burned down all the towns they came to.

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25. In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.