Judges 1:6
Context1:6 When Adoni-Bezek ran away, they chased him and captured him. Then they cut off his thumbs and big toes.
Judges 1:8
Context1:8 The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem and captured it. They put the sword to it and set the city on fire.
Judges 1:13
Context1:13 When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, 1 captured it, Caleb 2 gave him his daughter Acsah as a wife.
Judges 8:12
Context8:12 When Zebah and Zalmunna ran away, Gideon 3 chased them and captured the two Midianite kings, Zebah and Zalmunna. He had surprised 4 their entire army.
Judges 15:4
Context15:4 Samson went and captured three hundred jackals 5 and got some torches. He tied the jackals in pairs by their tails and then tied a torch to each pair. 6
Judges 16:21
Context16:21 The Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and bound him in bronze chains. He became a grinder in the prison.
1 tn “Caleb’s younger brother” may refer to Othniel or to Kenaz (in which case Othniel was Caleb’s nephew; so CEV).
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Caleb) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gideon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Or “routed”; Heb “caused to panic.”
5 tn Traditionally, “foxes.”
6 tn Heb “He turned tail to tail and placed one torch between the two tails in the middle.”