Hakim-hakim 3:7

Othniel: A Model Leader

3:7 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. ¹  They forgot the Lord their God and worshiped the Baals and the Asherahs. ² 

Hakim-hakim 6:40

6:40 That night God did as he asked. ³  Only the fleece was dry and the ground around it was covered with dew.

Hakim-hakim 14:10

14:10 Then Samson’s father accompanied him to Timnah for the marriage. ⁴  Samson hosted a party ⁵  there, for this was customary for bridegrooms ⁶  to do.

Hakim-hakim 15:3

15:3 Samson said to them, ⁷  “This time I am justified in doing the Philistines harm!” ⁸ 

Hakim-hakim 17:6

17:6 In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right. ⁹ 

Hakim-hakim 20:30

20:30 The Israelites attacked the Benjaminites the next day; ¹⁰  they took their positions against Gibeah just as they had done before.

Hakim-hakim 21:25

21:25 In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right. ¹¹ 

[3:7]  ¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

[3:7]  ² sn The Asherahs were local manifestations of the Canaanite goddess Asherah.

[6:40]  ³ tn Heb “God did so that night.”

[14:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “And his father went down to the woman.”

[14:10]  ⁵ tn Or “[wedding] feast.”

[14:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “the young men.”

[15:3]  ⁷ tc Codex Alexandrinus (A) of the (original) LXX has the singular “to him.”

[15:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “I am innocent this time from the Philistines when I do with them harm.”

[17:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “Each was doing what was right in his [own] eyes.”

[20:30]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the third day.”

[21:25]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Each was doing what was right in his [own] eyes.”

[21:25]  sn Each man did what he considered to be right. The Book of Judges closes with this note, which summarizes the situation of the Israelite tribes during this period.