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Judges

Judges by American Standard Version
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"The Book of Judges (Hebrew: Sefer Shoftim) is a book of the Bible originally written in Hebrew. It appears in the Tanakh and in the Christian Old Testament. Its title refers to its contents; it contains the history of Biblical judges (not to be confused with modern judges), who helped rule and guide the ancient Israelites, and of their times. As Judges stands today, the last judge it mentions is Samson, and although there are two further stories, the traditional view is that Samson's exploits probably synchronise with the period immediately preceding Eli, who was both high priest and judge. Both academic views and traditional thought hence view the narrative of the judges as ending at Samson, picking up again at 1 Samuel 1:1 to consider Eli, and continuing through to 1 Samuel 7:2. As for the stories at the end of the Book, which are set in the same time period as the judges but discuss people other than the judges, there is much affinity between these and the Book of Ruth, and many people believe Ruth originally belonged amongst them. There were thirteen Biblical Judges."

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Book sections
Genesis (ASV) Exodus Deuteronomy
Judges Ruth 1 Samuel
Second Book of Samuel (ASV) 1 Chronicles (ASV) Ezra
Nehemiah (ASV) Book of Esther Job
The Book of Psalms The book of Proverbs Ecclesiastes (ASV) — Book 21 of the Holy Scriptures
The Book of Ecclesiastes The Song of Songs (ASV) Song of Solomon (ASV)
Isaiah The Lamentations of Jeremiah The Book of Daniel
Hosea (ASV) The Book of Joel The Book of Amos
The Book of Obadiah The Book of Jonah The Book of Micah
The Book of Nahum The Book of Habakkuk Book of Zephaniah
Book of Haggai Book of Zechariah Book of Malachi
The Gospel According to St. Matthew The Gospel According to Saint Mark The Gospel According to St. Luke
The Gospel According to Saint John The Acts of the Apostles The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans
The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians
The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians
The First Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians The Second Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy
The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy The Epistle of Paul to Titus The Epistle of Philemon
The Epistle to the Hebrews The General Epistle of James The First Epistle General of Peter
The Second Epistle General of Peter The First Epistle of John The Second Epistle of John
The Third Epistle of John Epistle of Jude The Revelation to Saint John
The Bible, American Standard Version (ASV)


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