Judges 2:7

2:7 The people worshiped ¹  the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men ²  who outlived him remained alive. These men had witnessed ³  all the great things the Lord had done for Israel. ⁴ 

Judges 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. ⁵ 

Judges 3:3

3:3 These were the nations: ⁶  the five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo-Hamath. ⁷ 

Judges 9:38

9:38 Zebul said to him, “Where now are your bragging words, ⁸  ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the men ⁹  you insulted? ¹⁰  Go out now and fight them!”

Judges 10:4

10:4 He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys and possessed thirty cities. To this day these towns are called Havvoth Jair ¹¹  – they are in the land of Gilead. ¹² 

Judges 18:18

18:18 When these men broke into Micah’s house and stole ¹³  the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”

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¹ tn Or “served”; or “followed.”

² tn Or perhaps “elders,” which could be interpreted to mean “leaders.”

³ tn Heb “all the days of Joshua and all the days of the old men who outlived him, who had seen.”

⁴ tn Heb “the great work of the Lord which he had done for Israel.”

⁵ tn Heb “did not know the wars of Canaan.”

⁶ tn The words “These were the nations,” though not present in the Hebrew text, are supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Or “the entrance to Hamath.”

⁸ tn Heb “is your mouth that says.”

⁹ tn Heb “the people.”

¹⁰ tn Or “despised.”

¹¹ sn The name Habboth Jair means “tent villages of Jair” in Hebrew.

¹² tn Heb “they call them Havvoth Jair to this day – which are in the land of Gilead.”

¹³ tn Heb “These went into Micah’s house and took.”