Judges 16:22 But the hair on his head began to grow again after it had been shaved. In spite of his many mistakes, Samson’s life would end triumphantly. As he worked in prison, grinding grain for his enemies, Samson’s hair began to grow. This was the sign...
Judges 15:1 Later on, at the time of wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat and went to visit his wife. He said, I’m going to my wife’s room. It seems that Samson had not consummated the marriage, and went to his wife for that purpose. But in his absence,...
Judges 14:1-2 Samson went down to Timnah and saw there a young Philistine woman. When he returned, he said to his father and mother, I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife. Samson was a man of many flaws, and one of his...
Judges 9:5 [Abimelek] went to his father’s home . . . and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers. After Gideon died, his son Abimelek wanted to be king. But Gideon had seventy other sons who might be willing to challenge him. So Abimelek killed most of them,...
Judges 6:1 The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and for seven years he gave them into the hands of the Midianites. The Midianites were so oppressive that Israel was forced to live in caves just to survive. They systematically destroyed Israel’s...
Judges 1:1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, Who of us is to go up first to fight against the Canaanites? The book of Judges begins where the book of Joshua ends. It covers events from around 1375 to 1100 BC. The author is not identified,...
