Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the Lord in Mizpeh. And the chief of all the people,  even  of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of … Continue Reading ››

And it came to pass in those days, when  there was  no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth–lehem–judah. And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to … Continue Reading ››

And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name  was  Micah. And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred  shekels  of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver  is  with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed  be … Continue Reading ››

Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.  And it was told  the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed  him  in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when … Continue Reading ››

But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. And her father said, I verily thought that thou … Continue Reading ››

And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him. And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

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And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters … Continue Reading ››

And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou … Continue Reading ››

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name  was  Manoah; and his wife  was  barren, and bare not. And the … Continue Reading ››

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire. And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at … Continue Reading ››

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he  was  the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah. And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou  art  the … Continue Reading ››

And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty … Continue Reading ››

And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying, Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether  is  better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal,  … Continue Reading ››

Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over … Continue Reading ››

And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply. And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you?  Is  not the gleaning of the grapes … Continue Reading ››