¶ The Book of JUDGES. CHAP. I. Now after the death of Joshua, the ga Israel asked the Lond, saying, Who 14 And it came to pass, when she 2 And the LORD said, Judah shall go ed from off her ass; and Caleb said 15 And she said unto him, Give me a 3 And Judah said unto Simeon his blessing: for thou hast given me a with him. 5 And they found Adoni-bezek in Be- toes. 18 Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof. 7 And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore ST Now the children of Judah had| 20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, 11 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: (and the name of Debir before was Kirjuth-sepher :) 12 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wne, 13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz babited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. 22 ¶ And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-cl; and the LORD was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph sent to desery Beth-el: (now the name of the city before was Luz.) 24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the en trance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy, 25 And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but Israel released JUDGES. at Bochum. they let go the man and all his family. I sware unto your fathers;and I said, 26 And the man went into the land of I will never break my covenant with the Hittites, and built a city, and called you. the name thereof Luz: which is the Game thereof unto this day. 27 T Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Tanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: But the Canaanites would dwell in that land. 28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaan ites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out. 2 And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars; but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this? 3 Wherefore 1 also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you. 4 And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept. 5 And they called the naine of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed 29 T Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer there unto the LORD. among them. 6 T And when Joshua had let the 30 T Neither did Zebulun drive out people go, the children of Israel went the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the in-every man unto his inheritance to poshabitants of Nahalal; but the Cauzan- sess the land. ites dwelt among them, and became 7 And the people served the Lono all tributaries. the days of Joshua, and all the days of 31 ¶ Neither did Asher drive out the the elders that outlived Joshua, who inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabit-had seen all the great works of the ants of Zidon, nor of Alilab, nor of Load that he did for Israel. Achzib, nor of Helbab, nor of Aplik,| 8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the nor of Rehob: servant of the Lono, died, being a hundred and ten years old. 9 And they buried him in the border of bis inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash. 32 But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out. 33 ¶ Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he 10 T And also all that generation dwelt among the Canaanites, the in- were gathered unto their fathers: and habitants of the land: nevertheless there arose another generation after the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and them, which knew not the LORD, NOF of Beth-anath became tributaries unto yet the works which he had done for them. 34 T And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain; for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley: Israel. 11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim. 12 And they forsook the Lone God of 35 But the Amorites would dwell in their fathers, which brought them out Inount Heres in Ajalon, and in Shaal- of the land of Egypt, and followed bim; yet the hand of the house of Jo-Jother gods, of the gods of the people seph prevailed, so that they became that were round about them, and bowtributaries. ed themselves unto them, and provok 36 And the coast of the Amorites led the LORD to anger. was from the going up to Akrabbim, 13 And they forsook the LORD, from the rock, and upward. served Baal and Ashtaroth. CHAP. II. A and 14 T And the anger of the LORD was ND an angel of the LORD came up hot against Israel, and he delivered from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, them into the hands of spoilers that I made you to go up out of Egypt, and spoiled them, and he sold them into have brot ghĩ you unto the kind which (the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand] before their enemies. 15 Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed. 16 Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. to prove Israel, 3 Namely, five lords of the Philis tines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baalhermon unto the entering in of Hamath. 4 And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the comniaadments of the LORD, which he commanded their 17 And yet they would not hearken | fathers by the hand of Moses. unto their judges, but they went a 5 And the children of Israel dwelt whoring after other gods, and bowed among the Canaanites, Hittites, and themselves unto them: they turned Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites quickly out of the way which their and Jebusites: fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LonD; but they did not so. 6 And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods. 18 And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge for it repented the LonD 8 T Therefore the anger of the LORD because of their groanings, by reason was hot against Israel, and he sold of them that oppressed them, and rex- them into the hand of Cushan-risba thaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years. 7 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baal|im and the groves. ed them. 19 And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than 9 And when the children of Israel their fathers, in following other gods cried unto the LORD, the Loan raised to serve them, and to bow down unto up a deliverer to the children of Israel, them; they ceased not from their own who delivered them, even Othniel the doings, nor from their stubborn way. son of Kenaz,Caleb's younger brother. 20 T And the anger of the LORD was 10 And the Spirit of the LORD came hot against Israel; and he said, Be- upon him, and he judged Israel, and cause that this people hathtransgressed went out to war: and the LORD demy covenant which 1 commanded livered Cushan-rishathaim king of their fathers, and have not hearkened Mesopotamia into his band; and his unto my voice, hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim. 21 I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the na- 11 And the land had rest forty years: tions which Joshua left when he died :|and Othniel the son of Kenaz died. 22 That through them I may prove 12 T And the children of Israel did Israel, whether they will keep the evil again in the sight of the LonD: way of the LORD, to walk therein, as and the LORD strengthened Eglon the their fathers did keep it, or not. king of Moab against Israel, because 23 Therefore the LORD left those na- they had done evil in the sight of the tions, without driving them out hasti- LORD. ly; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. CHAP. III. OW these are the nations which them; (even as many of Israel as bad not known all the wars of Canaan ; 2 Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;) 13 And he gathered unto him the chil dren of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm-trees. Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. 15 But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the Lond raised them up a deliverer, Eld the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man left-handed: and by him the children of Israel sent Eglon slain by Ehud. JUDGES. Israel enslaved by Jabin. a present unto Eglon the king of Moab. 29 And they slew of Moab at that 16 But Ehud made him a dagger time about ten thousand men,all lusty, which had two edges, of a cubit length; and all men of valour; and there es and he did gird it under his raiment caped not a man. upon his right thigh. 18 And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present. 30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years. 31 ¶ And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an oxgoad: and he also delivered Israel. CHAP. IV. ND the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, when Ehud was dead. 19 But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I bave a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him. 2 And the LORD sold them into the 20 And Ebud came unto him; and hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that he was sitting in a summer parlour, reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose which he had for himself alone. And host was Sisera, which dwelt in HaroEhud said, I have a message from God sheth of the Gentiles. unto thee. And he arose out of his seat. 21 And Ebud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into bis belly: 22 And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out. 3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. 4 T And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. 5 And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim; and the chil dren of Israel came up to her for judg. 23 Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them. 24 When he was gone out, his serment. vants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber. 6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, say ing, Go and draw toward mount Ta bor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali, and of the children of Zebulun; 25 And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen 7 And I will draw unto thee to the down dead on the earth. river Kishon, Sisera, the captain of Ja26 And Ehud escaped while they tar-bin's army, with his chariots and his ried, and passed beyond the quarries, multitude; and I will deliver him inand escaped unto Seirath. to thy hand. not go. 27 And it came to pass, when he was 8 And Barak said unto her, 10 thou come, that he blew a trumpet in the wilt go with me, then I will go; but if mountain of Ephraim, and the chil-thou wilt not go with me, then I will dren of Israel went down with him from the mount, and be before them. 9 And she said, I will surely go with 23 And he said unto them, Follow thee: notwithstanding the journey that after me; for the Lond bath delivered thou takest shall not be for thy honour; your enemies the Moabites into your for the Lond shall sell Sisera into the hand. And they went down after band of a woman. And Deborah him, and took the fords of Jordon arose,and went with Barak to Kedesh. toward Moab, and suffered not a man 10 T And Barak called Zebulum and to pass over. Naphtali to Kedosh; and he went up 248 Defial and CHAP. V. with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with hi n. death of Sisera. 22 And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will 11 Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hɔbab the father-in-shew thee the man whom thou seekest. law of Moses, had severed himself And when he came into her tent, befrom the Kenites, and pitched his tent hold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by in his temples. Kedesh. 23 So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel. 12 And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to Inount Tabor. 24 And the hand of the children of 13 And Sisera gathered together all Israel prospered,and prevailed against his chariots, even nine hundred char-Jabin the king of Canaan, until they ots of iron, and all the people that had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan. were with hin, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon. CHAP. V. HEN sangDeborab and Barakthe 14 And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; Tabinoam on that day, say aventi ing of Israel, when the people 3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel. for this is the day in which the Lono hath delivered Sisera into thy hand: ising, not the Lord gone out before thee? So 2 Praise ye the LORD for the Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him. 15 And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and ail his host, with the edge of the sword before Ba rak; so that Sisera lighted down off his] chariot, and fled away on his feet. 4 LORD, when thou wentest out of 16 But Barak pursued after the char Seir, when thou marchedst out of the lots, and after the host, unto Harosh-Geld of Edom, the earth trembled, and eth of the Gentiles: and all the host of the heavens dropped, the clouds also Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword;| Zropped water, and there was not a man left. 5 The mountains melted from before 17 Howbeit Sisera fed away on his the LouD, even that Sinai from before feet to the tent of Jael the wife of He-the LORD God of Israel. her the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. 6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellets walked through by-ways. 7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that Deborah arose, that I arose a mother 18 ¶ And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my Jord, turn in to me; fear not, And when he had turned' in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a man-in Israel, tle. 19 And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, , and covered him. 20 Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire] of thee, and say, Is there any man bere? that thou shalt say, No. 21 Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a nail of the tent, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples,and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. 8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among sorty thousand in Israel? 9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves wil liugly among the people. Bless ye the LoRD. 10 Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way. 11 They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, cven the righteous acts toward the inhabit ants of his villages in Israel: then |