And when the sons of Israel cried to Jehovah, Jehovah raised up one to deliver the sons of Israel, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, who saved them.
And You gave them into the hand of their adversaries and they distressed them. And in the time of their distress, they cried to You; and You heard from Heaven. And according to Your abundant mercies, You gave to them deliverers, who saved them out of the hand of their adversaries.
And when Jehovah raised up judges to them, then Jehovah was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. For Jehovah took pity because of their groaning before those oppressing them, and those crushing them.
And the sons of Israel cried to Jehovah, and Jehovah raised up one to deliver them, Ehud the son of Gera, a son of the Benjamite, a man with his right hand impeded. And the sons of Israel sent a present by his hand to Eglon the king of Moab.
And the anger of Jehovah burned against Israel. And He gave them over into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia. And the sons of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years.
And they cried to Jehovah and said, We have sinned, for we forsook Jehovah and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, but now deliver us from the hand of our enemies and we will serve You.