And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go. And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years. But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him? And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware. And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel. And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him. And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built. Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again. And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.
And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou? And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs. And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil was come upon them. And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend. And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.
But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab. So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour. The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.