Judges 3:8

3:8 The Lord was furious with Israel ¹  and turned them over to ²  King Cushan-Rishathaim ³  of Aram-Naharaim. They were Cushan-Rishathaim’s subjects ⁴  for eight years.

Judges 3:10

3:10 The Lord’s spirit empowered him ⁵  and he led Israel. When he went to do battle, the Lord handed over to him King Cushan-Rishathaim of Aram and he overpowered him. ⁶ 

Judges 3:12

Deceit, Assassination, and Deliverance

3:12 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. ⁷  The Lord gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel ⁸  because they had done evil in the Lord’s sight.

Judges 3:19

3:19 But he went back ⁹  once he reached ¹⁰  the carved images ¹¹  at Gilgal. He said to Eglon, ¹²  “I have a secret message for you, O king.” Eglon ¹³  said, “Be quiet!” ¹⁴  All his attendants left.

Judges 4:17

4:17 Now Sisera ran away on foot to the tent of Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, for King Jabin of Hazor ¹⁵  and the family of Heber the Kenite had made a peace treaty. ¹⁶ 

Judges 8:18

8:18 He said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “Describe for me ¹⁷  the men you killed at Tabor.” They said, “They were like you. Each one looked like a king’s son.” ¹⁸ 

Judges 9:15-16

9:15 The thornbush said to the trees, ‘If you really want to choose ¹⁹  me as your king, then come along, find safety under my branches! ²⁰  Otherwise ²¹  may fire blaze from the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’

9:16 “Now, if you have shown loyalty and integrity when you made Abimelech king, if you have done right to Jerub-Baal and his family, ²²  if you have properly repaid him ²³  –

Judges 19:1

Sodom and Gomorrah Revisited

19:1 In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite ²⁴  living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine ²⁵  from Bethlehem ²⁶  in Judah.

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¹ tn Or “The Lord’s anger burned (or raged) against Israel.”

² tn Heb “sold them into the hands of.”

³ tn Or “Cushan the Doubly Wicked.”

⁴ tn Or “they served Cushan-Rishathaim.”

⁵ tn Heb “was on him.”

⁶ tn Heb “his hand was strong against Cushan-Rishathaim.”

⁷ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord” (also later in this verse).

⁸ tn Heb “strengthened Eglon…against Israel.”

⁹ tn Or “returned” (i.e., to Eglon’s palace).

¹⁰ tn The words “when he reached” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text simply reads “from.”

¹¹ tn Or “idols.”

¹² tn The words “to Eglon” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eglon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴ tn Or “Hush!”

¹⁵ map For location see Map1-D2; Map2-D3; Map3-A2; Map4-C1.

¹⁶ tn Heb “for there was peace between.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “Where are?”

¹⁸ tn Heb “each one like the appearance of sons of the king.”

¹⁹ tn Heb “are about to anoint [with oil].”

²⁰ tn Heb “in my shade.”

²¹ tn Heb “If not.”

²² tn Heb “house.”

²³ tn Heb “if according to the deeds of his hands you have done to him.”

²⁴ tn Heb “a man, a Levite.”

²⁵ sn See the note on the word “concubine” in 8:31.

²⁶ map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.