Found 2006 Results for: Israel's Mourning
No, I am not doing thee a wrong, it is I that have a complaint against thee, for levying war against me unjustly. May the Lord defend the right this day between Israel’s claim and Ammon’s. (Judges 11, 27)
And when the two months were over, she came back to her father; and he fulfilled his promise, and she died unwed. That is why the custom grew up in Israel which has been kept ever afterwards, (Judges 11, 39)
that for four days in every year the maidens of Israel should gather, and make lament for the daughter of Jephte the Galaadite. (Judges 11, 40)
Jephte died when he had ruled Israel six years, and was buried in his own Galaadite city. (Judges 12, 7)
After him, Israel was ruled by Abesan of Bethlehem; (Judges 12, 8)
thirty daughters left his house to wed, and his thirty sons brought thirty brides into it. For seven years he ruled Israel, (Judges 12, 9)
He was followed by Ahialon the Zabulonite, who ruled Israel ten years, (Judges 12, 11)
Abdon had forty sons and thirty grandsons that rode upon an ass’s colt each of them; and when he had ruled Israel for eight years, (Judges 12, 14)
Then, once again, the sons of Israel defied the Lord, and for forty years he left them at the mercy of the Philistines. (Judges 13, 1)
for this son whom thou art to conceive and bear is to be a Nazirite from his birth; even when he is a child, no razor must come near his head. And he shall strike the first blow to deliver Israel from the power of the Philistines. (Judges 13, 5)
What, said his parents, canst thou find no bride amongst the women of thy own tribe, nay, of all Israel, that thou must wed the daughter of some uncircumcised Philistine? She must be thy choice for me, Samson told his father; I like her well. (Judges 14, 3)
How could they know that this was the Lord’s will; that this was to be the occasion of a quarrel between Samson and the Philistines, who then held Israel under their dominion? (Judges 14, 4)
