Discovery BoxJudges 1:1 
Context1:1 After Joshua died, the Israelites asked 1 the Lord, “Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?” 2
Judges 11:12
Context11:12 Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king, saying, “Why have 3 you come against me to attack my land?”
Judges 15:7
Context15:7 Samson said to them, “Because you did this, 4 I will get revenge against you before I quit fighting.” 5
Judges 20:30
Context20:30 The Israelites attacked the Benjaminites the next day; 6 they took their positions against Gibeah just as they had done before.
1 tn The Hebrew verb translated “asked” (שָׁאַל, sha’al) refers here to consulting the
2 tn Heb “Who should first go up for us against the Canaanites to attack them?”
3 tn Heb “What to me and to you that…?”
4 tn The Niphal of נָקָם (naqam, “to avenge, to take vengeance”) followed by the preposition ב (bet) has the force “to get revenge against.” See 1 Sam 18:25; Jer 50:15; Ezek 25:12.
5 tn Heb “and afterward I will stop.”
6 tn Heb “the third day.”
