“Do not judge so that you will not be judged. ¹ 

After him Elon the Zebulunite led ¹  Israel for ten years. ² 

But if we examined ourselves, we would not be judged.

After him Ibzan of Bethlehem ¹  led ²  Israel.

Rise up, Lord! ¹  Don’t let men be defiant! ²  May the nations be judged in your presence!

Speak and act as those who will be judged by a law that gives freedom. ¹ 

and concerning judgment, ¹  because ²  the ruler of this world ³  has been condemned. ⁴ 

But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.

After him Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite led ¹  Israel.

Samson led ¹  Israel for twenty years during the days of Philistine prominence. ² 

Jair the Gileadite rose up after him; he led Israel for twenty-two years.

So Samuel led ¹  Israel all the days of his life.

They judged the people under normal circumstances; the difficult cases they would bring ¹  to Moses, but every small case they would judge themselves.

For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive. ¹ 

“Do ¹  not judge, ²  and you will not be judged; ³  do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive, ⁴  and you will be forgiven.

He led ¹  Israel for twenty-three years, then died and was buried in Shamir.

When he is judged, he will be found ¹  guilty! ²  Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.

The one who is spiritual discerns ¹  all things, yet he himself is understood ²  by no one.

I will punish you as an adulteress and murderer deserves. ¹  I will avenge your bloody deeds with furious rage. ² 

I scattered them among the nations; they were dispersed throughout foreign countries. In accordance with their behavior and their deeds I judged them.