The 12 Judges Of Israel

Name

Tribe

Oppressed By

Years

Reference

Othniel

 

Judah

Mesopotamia

8 Oppressed

40 At Peace

Judges 3:7-11

Ehud

 

Benjamin

Moabites

18 Oppressed

80 At Peace

Judges 3:12-30

Shamger

 

Judah

 

?

Judges 3:31

Deborah & Barak

Ephraim

Nephtali

Canaanites

20 Oppressed

40 At Peace

Judges 4:1-5:31

Gideon

 

Manasseh

Midianites

7 Oppressed

40 At Peace

Judges 6:1-8:35

Tola

 

Issachar

 

23 At Peace

Judges 10:1-2

Jair

 

Gad

 

22 At Peace

Judges 10:3-5

Jephthah

 

Gad

Ammonites

6 At Peace

Judges 10:6-12:7

Ibzan

 

Judah

 

7 At Peace

Judges 12:8-10

Elon

 

Zebulun

 

10 At Peace

Judges 12:11-12

Abdon

 

Ephraim

 

8 At Peace

Judges 12:13-15

Samson

 

Dan

Philistines

40 Oppressed

20 At Peace

Judges 13:1-16:31

 

A Comparison of the Books of Joshua and Judges

The Book of Joshua

The Book of Judges

Victory

Defeat

The People were Free

The People were Servants

The Land was full of Faith

The Land was full of Unbelief

Progress

Decline

Spiritual Vision

Earthly Emphasis

Committed to the Lord

Not Committed to the Lord

Joy

Sorrow

Strength

Weakness

Unity in Propose

Anarchy

Sin was to be Avoided at all Cost

Sin was to be Tolerated