Hakim-hakim 8:12

8:12 When Zebah and Zalmunna ran away, Gideon ¹  chased them and captured the two Midianite kings, Zebah and Zalmunna. He had surprised ²  their entire army.

Hakim-hakim 9:46

9:46 When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem ³  heard the news, they went to the stronghold ⁴  of the temple of El-Berith. ⁵ 

Hakim-hakim 17:13

17:13 Micah said, “Now I know God will make me rich, ⁶  because I have this Levite as my priest.”

Hakim-hakim 18:29

18:29 They named it Dan after their ancestor, who was one of Israel’s sons. ⁷  But the city’s name used to be Laish.

[8:12]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gideon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:12]  ² tn Or “routed”; Heb “caused to panic.”

[9:46]  ³ sn Perhaps the Tower of Shechem was a nearby town, distinct from Shechem proper, or a tower within the city.

[9:46]  ⁴ tn Apparently this rare word refers here to the most inaccessible area of the temple, perhaps the inner sanctuary or an underground chamber. It appears only here and in 1 Sam 13:6, where it is paired with “cisterns” and refers to subterranean or cave-like hiding places.

[9:46]  ⁵ sn The name El-Berith means “God of the Covenant.” It is probably a reference to the Canaanite high god El.

[17:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “do good for me.”

[18:29]  ⁷ tn Heb “They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who had been born to Israel.”