yet the Amorites persisted in living in Mount Heres, in Aijalon and in Shaalbim; but when the power of the house of Joseph grew strong, they became forced labor.

But when the sons of Israel cried to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for them, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.

Gilead’s wife bore him sons; and when his wife’s sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out and said to him, “You shall not have an inheritance in our father’s house, for you are the son of another woman.”

Then the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson; and the child grew up and the Lord blessed him.

However, the hair of his head began to grow again after it was shaved off.

The old man said, “Peace to you. Only let me take care of all your needs; however, do not spend the night in the open square.”