14 Bible Verses about Judging Israel
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And it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man went from Bethlehem-Judah, to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpah, and judged Israel in all those places. And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house, and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar to Jehovah.
The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel; he went out to war, and the LORD gave Cu'shan-rishatha'im king of Mesopota'mia into his hand; and his hand prevailed over Cu'shan-rishatha'im.
Now Deb'orah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapp'idoth, was judging Israel at that time. She used to sit under the palm of Deb'orah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of E'phraim; and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment.
And he judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died, and was buried at Shamir.
Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in his city in Gilead.
After him Elon the Zeb'ulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pira'thonite judged Israel. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy asses; and he judged Israel eight years.
Then his brothers and all his family came down and took him and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Esh'ta-ol in the tomb of Mano'ah his father. He had judged Israel twenty years.
And they gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Jehovah, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against Jehovah. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.
And the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they judged in Beer-sheba.
