Quotes about Judges

He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men.

But Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron.

And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.

Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim

“Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”

So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.

So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him.

The six hundred Danites stood at the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.

After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.

And everyone who saw it said, “Nothing like this has been seen or done from the day the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt until this day. Think it over, take counsel, and speak up!”

Then I took my concubine, cut her into pieces, and sent her throughout the land of Israel’s inheritance, because they had committed a lewd and disgraceful act in Israel.

Behold, all you Israelites, give your advice and verdict here and now.”