The Book ofJudges
Old Testament · Book 7 of 66 · 21 chapters · 618 verses
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
God's mercy in failureDeliveranceUnlikely heroesThe cost of compromiseCrying out to God
Its most loved verses
- And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.Judges 6:12God calls fearful Gideon a mighty warrior.
- And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.Judges 4:14Deborah's word: has not the Lord gone ahead of you?
- And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.Judges 16:28Samson's final prayer — God answers even at the end.
21 chapters
- 1Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the…36 verses
- 2And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and…23 verses
- 3Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel…31 verses
- 4And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the…24 verses
- 5Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day…31 verses
- 6And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD…40 verses
- 7Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were…25 verses
- 8And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us…35 verses
- 9And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his…57 verses
- 10And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son…18 verses
- 11Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he…40 verses
- 12And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went…15 verses
- 13And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the…25 verses
- 14And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of…20 verses
- 15But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat…20 verses
- 16Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in…31 verses
- 17And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.13 verses
- 18In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days…31 verses
- 19And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in…30 verses
- 20Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation…48 verses
- 21Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall…25 verses
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Book overviews written by Collins Asein and checked against Scripture by the PrayerKey editorial team. Bible text: King James Version.