The Booke of Iudges.

 

1.1  The acts of Iudah and Simeon.

1.4  Adonibezek iustly requited.

1.8  Hierusalem taken.

1.10  Hebon taken.

1.11  Othniel hath Achsah to wife for taking of Debir.

1.16  The Kenites dwel in Iudah.

1.17  Hormah, Gaza, Askelon and Ekron taken.

1.21  The acts of Neniamin.

1.22  Of the house of Ioseph, who take Bethel.

1.30  Of Zebulunn.

1.31  Of Asher.

1.33  Of Naphtali.

1.34  Of Dan.

 

2.1  An Angel rebuketh the people at Bochim.

2.6  The wickednesse of the new generation after Ioshua.

2.14  Gods anger and pitie towards them.

2.20  The Canaanites are left to prooue Israel.

 

 

3.1  The nations which were left to prooue Israel.

3.6  By communion with them they commit idolatrie.

3.8  Othniel deliuereth them from Chushan-Rishathaim.

3.12  Ehud from Eglon.

3.31  Shamgar from the Philistines.

 

4.1  Deborah and Barak deliuer them from Iabin.

4.18  Iael killeth Sisera.

 

5.1  The Song of Deborah and Barak.

 

6.1  The Israelites for their sinne are oppressed by Midian.

6.8  A prophet rebuketh them.

6.11  An Angel sendeth Gideon for their deliuerance.

6.17  Gideons Present is consumed with fire.

6.24  Gideon destroyeth Baals altar, and offreth a sacrificevpon the altar Iehouah-shalom.

6.28  Ioash defendeth his son, & calleth him Ierubbaal.

6.33  Gideons armie.

6.36  Gideons signes.

 

7.1  Gideons armie of two and thirtie thousand is brought to three humdred.

7.9  He is encouraged by the dreame and interpretation of the barley cake.

7.16  His stratageme of trumpets and lampes in pitchers.

7.24  The Ephriamites take Oreb and Zeeb.

 

8.1  Gideons pacifieth the Ephraimites.

8.4  Succoth and Penuel refuse to relieue Gideons army.

8.10  Zebah and Zalmunna are taken.

8.13  Succoth and Penuel are destroyed.

8.17  Gideon reuengeth his brethrens death on Zebah and Zalmunna.

8.22  Hee refuseth gouernment.

8.24  His Ephod cause of idolatry.

8.28  Midian subdued.

9.29  Gideons children, and death.

8.33  The Israelites idolatry, and ingratitude.

 

9.1  Abimelech by conspiracie with the Shechemites, and murder of his brethren, is made King.

9.7  Iotham by a parable rebuketh them and foretelleth their ruine.

9.22  Gaal conspireth with the Shechemites against him.

9.30  Zebul reuealeth it.

9.34  Abimelech ouercommeth them, and soweth the citie with salt.

9.46  Hee burneth the holde of the god Berith.

9.50  At Thebez he is slaine by a piece of a milstone.

9.56  Iothams curse fulfilled.

 

10.1  Tola iudgeth Israel in Shamir.

10.3  Iair, whose thirtie sonnes had thirtie cities.

10.6  The Philitienes and Ammonites oppresse Israel.

10.10  In their miserie, God sendeth them to their false gods.

10.15  Vpon their repentance, hee pitieth them..

 

11.1  The Couenant betweene Iephthah and the Gileadites, that hee should be their head.

11.12  The treaty of peace betweene him and the Ammonites is in vaine.

11.29  Iephthahs vow.

11.32  His conquest of the Ammonites.

11.34  He performeth his vow on his daughter.

 

12.1  The Ephraimites quarrelling with Iephthah, and discerned by Shibboleth, are slaine by the Gileadites.

12.7  Iephthah dieth.

12.8  Ibzan, who had thirtie sonnes and thirtie daughters,

12.11  and Elon,

12.13  and Abdon who had fourtie sonnes, and thirtie nephewes, iudged Israel.

 

13.1  Israel is in the hand of the Pphilistines.

13.2  An Angel appeareth to Manoahs wife.

13.8  The Angel appeareth to Manoah.

13.15  Manoahs sacrifice, whereby the Angel is discouered.

13.24  Samson is borne.

 

14.1  Samson desireth a wife of the Philistines.

14.2  In his iourney hee killeth a Lion.

14.8  In a second iourney hee findeth hony in the carkeis.

14.10  Samsons marriage feast.

14.19  He spoileth thirtie Philistines.

14.20  His wife is married to another.

 

15.1  Samson is denied his wife.

15.3  He burneth the Philistines corne with foxes and firebrands.

15.6  His wife and her father are burnt by the Philistines.

15.7  Samson smiteth them hip and thigh.

15.9  He is bound by the men of Iudah and deliuered to the Philistines.

15.14  Hee killeth them with a jawbone.

15.18  God maketh the fountaine En-hakkore for him in Lehi.

 

16.1  Samson at Gaza escapeth, and carieth away the gates of the city.

16.4  Delilah corrupted by the Philistines, entiseth Samson.

16.6  Thrise she is decieued.

16.15  At last shee ouercometh him.

16.21  The Philistines take him, and put out his eyes.

16.22  His strength renewing, hee pulleth downe the house vpon the Philistines, and dieth.

 

17.1  Of the money that Micah first stole, then restored, his mother maketh Images,

17.5  and hee ornaments for them.

17.6  He hireth a Leuite to be his Priest.

 

18.1  The Danites send fiue men to seeke out an inheritance.

18.3  At the house of Micah they consult with Ionathan, and are incouraged in their way.

18.7  They search Laish, and bring backe newes of good hope.

18.11  Sixe hundred men are sent to surprize it.

18.14  In the way they robbe Micah of his Priest and his consecrate things.

18.27  They win Laisch and call it Dan.

18.30  They set vp Idolatrie, wherein Ionathan inherited the Priesthood.

 

19.1A Leuite goeth to Bethlehem to fetch home his wife.

19.16  An old man entertaineth him at Gibeah.

19.22  The Gibeonites abuse his concubine to death.

19.29  He diuideth her into twelue pieces to send them to the twelue tribes.

 

20.1  A Leuite in a generall assembly declareth his wrong.

20.8  The decree of the assembly.

20.12  The Beniaminites being cited, make head against the Israelites.

20.18  The Israelites in two battels loose fourty thousand.

20.26  They destroy by stratageme all the Beniamites, except sixe hundred.

 

21.`1  The people bewaile the desolation of Beniamin.

21.8  By the destruction of Iabesh Gilead they prouide them foure hundred wiues.

21.16  The aduise them to surprise the virgines athat daunced at Shiloh.

 

In those dayes there was no King in Israel :  euery man did that which was right in his owne eyes.