Judges 3:25

3:25 They waited so long they were embarrassed, but he still did not open the doors of the upper room. Finally they took the key and opened the doors. ¹  Right before their eyes was their master, sprawled out dead on the floor! ² 

Judges 14:18

14:18 On the seventh day, before the sun set, the men of the city said to him,

“What is sweeter than honey?

What is stronger than a lion?”

He said to them,

“If you had not plowed with my heifer, ³ 

you would not have solved my riddle!”

Judges 20:31

20:31 The Benjaminites attacked ⁴  the army, leaving the city unguarded. ⁵  They began to strike down their enemy ⁶  just as they had done before. On the main roads (one leads to Bethel, ⁷  the other to Gibeah) and in the field, they struck down ⁸  about thirty Israelites.

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¹ tn The words “the doors” are supplied.

² tn Heb “See, their master, fallen to the ground, dead.”

³ sn Plowed with my heifer. This statement emphasizes that the Philistines had utilized a source of information which should have been off-limits to them. Heifers were used in plowing (Hos 10:11), but one typically used one’s own farm animals, not another man’s.

⁴ tn Heb “went out to meet.”

⁵ tn Heb “and they were drawn away from the city.”

⁶ tn Heb “from the army wounded ones.”

⁷ map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

⁸ tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.