Judges
The Book of Judges in the Bible tells the story of leaders called judges who God raised to rescue and guide the Israelites through cycles of disobedience, oppression, repentance, and deliverance in the land of Israel.
Chapter 1 Israel’s Failure to Complete the Conquest
Chapter 2 Israel Turns Away; God Sends Judges
Chapter 3 Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar: Israel’s First Judges
Chapter 4 Deborah Leads Israel to Victory
Chapter 5 The Song of Deborah and Barak
Chapter 6 Gideon’s Call and the Midianite Oppression
Chapter 7 Gideon’s Victory with 300 Men
Chapter 8 Gideon’s Final Battle and Israel’s Peace
Chapter 9 Abimelech’s Reign of Terror
Chapter 10 Tola and Jair: Short-Lived Peace
Chapter 11 Jephthah’s Vow and Victory over Ammonites
Chapter 12 Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon: Minor Judges
Chapter 13 The Birth of Samson, Israel’s Next Deliverer
Chapter 14 Samson’s Marriage and Riddle
Chapter 15 Samson’s Revenge on the Philistines
Chapter 16 Samson’s Capture and Final Victory
Chapter 17 Micah’s Idolatry and the Stolen Priest
Chapter 18 The Tribe of Dan’s Conquest
Chapter 19 The Tragedy of the Levite’s Concubine
Chapter 20 Israel’s Civil War against Benjamin
Chapter 21 Restoring the Tribe of Benjamin
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