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 3:31
Context3:31 After Ehud 3 came 4 Shamgar son of Anath; he killed six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad and, like Ehud, 5 delivered Israel.
Judges 8:33
Context8:33 After Gideon died, the Israelites again prostituted themselves to the Baals. They made Baal-Berith 6 their god.
Judges 16:4
Context16:4 After this Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the Sorek Valley.
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 “him”; the referent (Ehud) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “was.”
5 tn Heb “also he”; the referent (Ehud) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 sn Baal-Berith was a local manifestation of the Canaanite storm god. The name means, ironically, “Baal of the covenant.” Israel’s covenant allegiance had indeed shifted.
