Jephthah 1 NowJephthah the Gileadite wasa mighty man of valor, but hewasthe son of a harlot; and Gilead begot Jephthah. 2 Gilead’s wife bore sons; and when his wife’s sons…

Jephthah’s Conflict with Ephraim 1 Thenthe men of Ephraim gathered together, crossed over toward Zaphon, and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the people of…

The Birth of Samson 1 Again the children of Israeldid evil in the sight of theLord, and theLorddelivered theminto the hand of the Philistines for forty years. 2 Now there…

Samson’s Philistine Wife 1 Now Samson went downto Timnah, andsaw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 So he went up and told his father and…

Samson Defeats the Philistines 1 After a while, in the time of wheat harvest, it happened that Samson visited his wife with ayoung goat. And he said, “Let me go…

Samson and Delilah 1 Now Samson went toGaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her. 2 Whenthe Gazitesweretold,“Samson has come here!” theysurroundedtheplaceand lay in wait for him…

Micah’s Idolatry 1 Now there was a man from the mountains of Ephraim, whose namewasMicah. 2 And he said to his mother, “The eleven hundredshekelsof silver that were taken from…

The Danites Adopt Micah’s Idolatry 1 Inthose daystherewasno king in Israel. And in those daysthe tribe of the Danites was seeking an inheritance for itself to dwell in; for until…

The Levite’s Concubine 1 And it came to pass in those days,whentherewasno king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite staying in the remote mountains of Ephraim. He took…

Israel’s War with the Benjamites 1 Soall the children of Israel came out, fromDan toBeersheba, as well as from the land of Gilead, and the congregation gathered together as one…