1 A time came after the death of Joshua when the People of Israel askedGod, “Who will take the lead in going up against the Canaanites to fight them?” 2…

1-2 God’s angel went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, “I brought you out of Egypt; I led you to the land that I promised to your fathers; and…

1-4 These are the nations thatGodleft there, using them to test the Israelites who had no experience in the Canaanite wars. He did it to train the descendants of Israel,…

Deborah 1-3 The People of Israel kept right on doing evil inGod’s sight. With Ehud dead,Godsold them off to Jabin king of Canaan who ruled from Hazor. Sisera, who lived…

1 That day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song: 2 When they let down their hair in Israel, they let it blow wild in the wind. The…

Gideon 1-6 Yet again the People of Israel went back to doing evil inGod’s sight.Godput them under the domination of Midian for seven years. Midian overpowered Israel. Because of Midian,…

1 Jerub-Baal (Gideon) got up early the next morning, all his troops right there with him. They set up camp at Harod’s Spring. The camp of Midian was in the…

1 Then the Ephraimites said to Gideon, “Why did you leave us out of this, not calling us when you went to fight Midian?” They were indignant and let him…

1-2 Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem to his uncles and all his mother’s relatives and said to them, “Ask all the leading men of Shechem, ‘What do you…

Tola 1-2 Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, was next after Abimelech. He rose to the occasion to save Israel. He was a man of Issachar. He lived…