Discovery BoxJudges 3:11 
Context3:11 The land had rest for forty years; then Othniel son of Kenaz died.
Judges 4:12
Context4:12 When Sisera heard 1 that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor,
Judges 5:1
Context5:1 On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this victory song: 2
Judges 8:13
Context8:13 Gideon son of Joash returned from the battle by the pass 3 of Heres.
Judges 8:29
Context8:29 Then Jerub-Baal son of Joash went home and settled down. 4
Judges 8:31
Context8:31 His concubine, 5 who lived in Shechem, also gave him a son, whom he named Abimelech. 6
Judges 9:30
Context9:30 When Zebul, the city commissioner, heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he was furious. 7
1 tn Heb “and they told Sisera.”
2 tn The words “this victory song” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
3 tn Or “ascent.”
4 tn Heb “went and lived in his house.”
5 sn A concubine was a slave woman in ancient Near Eastern societies who was the legal property of her master, but who could have legitimate sexual relations with her master. A concubine’s status was more elevated than a mere servant, but she was not free and did not have the legal rights of a free wife. The children of a concubine could, in some instances, become equal heirs with the children of the free wife. After the period of the Judges concubines may have become more of a royal prerogative (2 Sam 21:10-14; 1 Kgs 11:3).
6 sn The name Abimelech means “my father is king.”
7 tn Heb “his anger burned.”
