Judges 6:1

Oppression and Confrontation

6:1 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, 1  so the Lord turned them over to 2  Midian for seven years.

Judges 8:28

Gideon’s Story Ends

8:28 The Israelites humiliated Midian; the Midianites’ fighting spirit was broken. 3  The land had rest for forty years during Gideon’s time. 4 

Judges 13:1

Samson’s Birth

13:1 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight, 5  so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for forty years.

1 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

2 tn Heb “gave them into the hand of.”

3 tn Heb “Midian was humbled before the Israelites, and they no longer lifted their heads.”

4 tn Heb “in the days of Gideon.”

5 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”