The Lord Raises Up Judges

16 (A)Then the Lord raised up judges, (B)who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.

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16 Then the Lord raised up judges,[a](A) who saved(B) them out of the hands of these raiders.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:16 Or leaders; similarly in verses 17-19

20 All this took about 450 years. And after that (A)he gave them judges until (B)Samuel the prophet.

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20 All this took about 450 years.

“After this, God gave them judges(A) until the time of Samuel the prophet.(B)

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43 (A)Many times he delivered them,
    but they were rebellious in their (B)purposes
    and were (C)brought low through their iniquity.

44 Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress,
    when he (D)heard their cry.
45 For their sake he (E)remembered his covenant,
    and (F)relented according to (G)the abundance of his steadfast love.

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43 Many times he delivered them,(A)
    but they were bent on rebellion(B)
    and they wasted away in their sin.
44 Yet he took note of their distress
    when he heard their cry;(C)
45 for their sake he remembered his covenant(D)
    and out of his great love(E) he relented.(F)

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11 And the Lord sent (A)Jerubbaal (B)and Barak[a] (C)and Jephthah and (D)Samuel and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and you lived in safety.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 12:11 Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew Bedan

11 Then the Lord sent Jerub-Baal,[a](A) Barak,[b](B) Jephthah(C) and Samuel,[c](D) and he delivered you from the hands of your enemies all around you, so that you lived in safety.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 12:11 Also called Gideon
  2. 1 Samuel 12:11 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac; Hebrew Bedan
  3. 1 Samuel 12:11 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac Samson

27 (A)Therefore you gave them into the hand of their enemies, who made them suffer. (B)And in the time of their suffering they cried out to you and you heard them from heaven, and according to your great mercies you gave them (C)saviors who saved them from the hand of their enemies.

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27 So you delivered them into the hands of their enemies,(A) who oppressed them. But when they were oppressed they cried out to you. From heaven you heard them, and in your great compassion(B) you gave them deliverers,(C) who rescued them from the hand of their enemies.

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15 Then the people of Israel (A)cried out to the Lord, and the Lord raised up for them (B)a deliverer, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, (C)a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.

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15 Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and he gave them a deliverer(A)—Ehud(B), a left-handed(C) man, the son of Gera the Benjamite. The Israelites sent him with tribute(D) to Eglon king of Moab.

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14 And the Lord[a] turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian; (A)do not I send you?”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 6:14 Septuagint the angel of the Lord; also verse 16

14 The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have(A) and save(B) Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?”

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She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in (A)the hill country of Ephraim, and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment.

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She held court(A) under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah(B) and Bethel(C) in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went up to her to have their disputes decided.

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But when the people of Israel (A)cried out to the Lord, the Lord raised up a (B)deliverer for the people of Israel, who saved them, (C)Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. 10 (D)The Spirit of the Lord was upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the Lord gave Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. And his hand prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim.

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But when they cried out(A) to the Lord, he raised up for them a deliverer,(B) Othniel(C) son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, who saved them. 10 The Spirit of the Lord came on him,(D) so that he became Israel’s judge[a] and went to war. The Lord gave Cushan-Rishathaim(E) king of Aram(F) into the hands of Othniel, who overpowered him.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 3:10 Or leader