Judges • Chapter 2 (23 verses)
And an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim , and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt , and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this la... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Joshua , Nun (or Non ), Ephraim , Baal , Gilgal 1 , Bochim , Egypt , Gaash .
Old Testament • 21 Chapters
Judges (Old Testament, 21 chapters). Key figures: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Simeon , Hebron , Caleb . Key places: Bezek 1 , Jerusalem , Hebron , Debir 1 , Arad , Zephath . Opens with: "Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaan ..."
Judges • Chapter 20 (48 verses)
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 Mizpah . And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel , presented themselves in the assembly ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Dan , Benjamin , Judah , Phinehas , Gilead , Mizpah 3 , Gibeah 1 , Baal .
Judges • Chapter 21 (25 verses)
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah , saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; And said, O Lord God of Israel , why is t... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Benjamin , Canaan , Mizpah 3 , Jabesh , Shiloh , Rimmon 2 .
Judges • Chapter 12 (15 verses)
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, ... Mentions: Ephraim , Ammon , Jacob/Israel , Zebulun , Abdon , Gilead , Jordan , Elon .
God, gods, deity
Plural of majesty used predominantly with singular verbs to designate the one true God, Creator of the universe, possessing supreme transcendent power, sovereign authority, and plenitude of divine attributes.
Derivation: Plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (H433), probably from אֵל (H410).
judge, ruler, deliverer
Judge, charismatic ruler, deliverer raised up by God to rescue Israel from foreign oppressors during the amphictyony.
Derivation: Active participle of שָׁפַט (H8199).
Romans • Chapter 2 (29 verses)
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. An... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
2 Chronicles • Chapter 1 (17 verses)
And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly. Then Solomon spake unto all Israel , to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel , the chief of t... Mentions: Solomon, David , Jacob/Israel, Moses , Gibeon , Jerusalem , Egypt , Syria .
Deuteronomy • Chapter 21 (23 verses)
If one be found slain in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him: Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain: And it ... Mentions: Levi , Jacob/Israel .
Deuteronomy • Chapter 25 (19 verses)
If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked. And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beat... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Amalek , Egypt .
Judges • Chapter 6 (40 verses)
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel : and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Midian, Amalekites , Joash , Manasseh , Gaza , Egypt , Ophrah 2 , Baal .
Judges • Chapter 9 (57 verses)
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 son... Mentions: Baal , Jotham , Midian , Jacob/Israel , Shechem, Ophrah 2 , Millo , Lebanon .
Judges • Chapter 10 (18 verses)
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 I... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Issachar , Ephraim , Jair , Moab , Shamir 2, Gilead , Syria .
Joshua • Chapter 23 (16 verses)
And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. And Joshua called for all Israel , and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers,... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Joshua, Moses , Jordan .
Joshua • Chapter 24 (33 verses)
And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem , and called for the elders of Israel , and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your ... Mentions: Joshua, Jacob/Israel, Terah , Abram/Abraham , Nahor , Shechem , Canaan , Esau , Seir .
Baruch • Chapter 2 (35 verses)
Therefore the Lord has made good his word, which he pronounced against us, and against our judges that judged Israel , and against our kings, and against our princes, and against the men of Israel and Judah , to bring upon us great plagues, such as never happened under the whole he... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Judah , Moses , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jerusalem , Egypt , Babylon .
Old Testament • 4 Chapters
Ruth (Old Testament, 4 chapters). Key figures: Moab , Judah , Boaz , Jacob/Israel , Leah , Tamar . Key places: Moab , Tamar 2 , Hezron . Opens with: "Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth–lehem–judah went to so..."
James • Chapter 2 (26 verses)
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ , the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Rahab .
1 Chronicles • Chapter 23 (32 verses)
So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel . And he gathered together all the princes of Israel , with the priests and the Levites . Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by m... Mentions: David , Solomon , Jacob/Israel, Levi , Gershon ( Gershom ), Haran , Hebron , Eder 1 , Jerusalem .
2 Chronicles • Chapter 19 (11 verses)
And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem . And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat , Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the L... Mentions: Jehoshaphat, Judah , Ephraim , Jacob/Israel , Amariah , Jerusalem .
2 Samuel • Chapter 7 (29 verses)
And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies; That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. And Nathan said to the king, Go, ... Mentions: Nathan, David , Jacob/Israel , Saul , Egypt .
Exodus • Chapter 21 (36 verses)
Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them. If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing. If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with hi...
Exodus • Chapter 22 (31 verses)
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood... Mentions: Egypt .
Judges • Chapter 8 (35 verses)
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 ... Mentions: Ephraim , Midian , Joash , Jacob/Israel , Baal , Jordan , Succoth 1 , Penuel .
Job • Chapter 12 (25 verses)
And Job answered and said, No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you. But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
Numbers • Chapter 25 (18 verses)
And Israel abode in Shittim , and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab . And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. And Israel joined himself unto Baal –peor: and the anger of the Lord... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Moab , Baal , Moses , Phinehas , Shittim , Zimri , Midian .
Psalms • Chapter 2 (12 verses)
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. Mentions: Zion .
Interactive 3D Ceramic Vessel • Judges 7:16 & 1 Kings 17:12
Large ovoid terracotta storage amphora (pithos/kad) with twin vertical loop handles excavated in Canaan and housed at the Israel Museum, used throughout the patriarchal, Conquest, and Judges periods to store grain, olive oil, wine, and water.
to judge, govern, deliver, administer justice
To exercise governance, vindicate the wronged, deliver from oppressors, pronounce legal sentence; office of the Judges.
Derivation: Primitive root.
deliverance, salvation, victory
Deliverance, military victory wrought by God, spiritual salvation from judgment (Judges 15:18, Psalm 51:14).
Derivation: From יָשַׁע (H3467).