Hakim-hakim 2:17

2:17 But they did not obey ¹  their leaders. Instead they prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped ²  them. They quickly turned aside from the path ³  their ancestors ⁴  had walked. Their ancestors had obeyed the Lord’s commands, but they did not. ⁵ 

Hakim-hakim 3:1

3:1 These were the nations the Lord permitted to remain so he could use them to test Israel – he wanted to test all those who had not experienced battle against the Canaanites. ⁶ 

Hakim-hakim 4:6

4:6 She summoned ⁷  Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali. She said to him, “Is it not true that the Lord God of Israel is commanding you? Go, march to Mount Tabor! Take with you ten thousand men from Naphtali and Zebulun!

Hakim-hakim 6:26

6:26 Then build an altar for the Lord your God on the top of this stronghold according to the proper pattern. ⁸  Take the second bull and offer it as a burnt sacrifice on the wood from the Asherah pole that you cut down.”

Hakim-hakim 15:18

15:18 He was very thirsty, so he cried out to the Lord and said, “You have given your servant ⁹  this great victory. But now must I die of thirst and fall into hands of the Philistines?” ¹⁰ 

Hakim-hakim 20:18

20:18 The Israelites went up to Bethel ¹¹  and asked God, ¹²  “Who should lead the charge against the Benjaminites?” ¹³  The Lord said, “Judah should lead.”

[2:17]  ¹ tn Or “did not listen to.”

[2:17]  ² tn Or “bowed before.”

[2:17]  ³ tn Or “way [of life].”

[2:17]  ⁴ tn Or “fathers.”

[2:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “…walked, obeying the Lord’s commands. They did not do this.”

[3:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “did not know the wars of Canaan.”

[4:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “sent and summoned.”

[6:26]  ⁸ tn Possibly “in a row” or “in a layer,” perhaps referring to the arrangement of the stones used in the altar’s construction.

[15:18]  ⁹ tn Heb “you have placed into the hand of your servant.”

[15:18]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the uncircumcised,” which in context refers to the Philistines.

[20:18]  ¹¹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[20:18]  ¹² tn Heb “They arose and went up to Bethel and asked God, and the Israelites said.”

[20:18]  ¹³ tn Heb “Who should go up for us first for battle against the sons of Benjamin?”