Judges 1:1

Judah Takes the Lead

1:1 After Joshua died, the Israelites asked ¹  the Lord, “Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?” ² 

Judges 2:8

2:8 Joshua son of Nun, the Lord’s servant, died at the age of one hundred ten.

Judges 2:21

2:21 So I will no longer remove before them any of the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died.

Judges 8:33

Israel Returns to Baal-Worship

8:33 After Gideon died, the Israelites again prostituted themselves to the Baals. They made Baal-Berith ³  their god.

Judges 12:7

12:7 Jephthah led ⁴  Israel for six years; then he ⁵  died and was buried in his city in Gilead. ⁶ 

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¹ tn The Hebrew verb translated “asked” (שָׁאַל, sha’al) refers here to consulting the Lord through a prophetic oracle; cf. NAB “consulted.”

² tn Heb “Who should first go up for us against the Canaanites to attack them?”

³ sn Baal-Berith was a local manifestation of the Canaanite storm god. The name means, ironically, “Baal of the covenant.” Israel’s covenant allegiance had indeed shifted.

⁴ tn Traditionally, “judged.”

⁵ tn Heb “Jephthah the Gileadite.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁶ tc The Hebrew text has “in the cities of Gilead.” The present translation has support from some ancient Greek textual witnesses.