Name Period

Judges Test
**The Era of the Judges**
Please complete the table below by filling in the blanks with the names of Judges. A list of judge names has not
been provided. Get over it. Please ask Mr. Halpin any uestions you have.
Judge Name Judge Facts
Shamgar
Son of Anath
Struck down 600 Philistines with an oxgoad (a stick
A!imelech
Son of "ideon
#aised mone$% hired !ad men and killed all !ut one of "ideon&s sons
Judged for ' $ears
(ro)e "aal and his relati)es out of Shechem
*illed the citi+ens of Shechem while the$ were hiding in a tower
Attacked the tower in The!e+ and was mortall$ wounded !$ a stone
thrown on his head !$ a woman
,as killed !$ his ser)ant
Ehud
Son of "era the -en.amite
/eft01anded
*illed Eglon% king of 2oa!% with a short sword (which was swallowed u3 !$
Eglon&s stomach fat
"a)e the land 3eace for 40 $ears
Samson
#ecount Three (istinct 5acts6

"ideon
Son of Joash the A!ie+rite
Tested "od multi3le times (using a fleece to make sure 1e would do what
1e said
7alled Jeru!0-aal% meaning% 8let -aal contend with him%8 !ecause he
destro$ed his father&s altar to -aal
(efeated at least 9:0%000 2idianites with an arm$ of onl$ '00 ;sraelites
7reated an E3hod using golden earrings and caused ;srael to sin !$
3rostituting themsel)es to it
;+!an
1ad thirt$ sons and thirt$ daughters
2arried his sons and daughters to those outside his clan
/ed ;srael for se)en $ears
Eli
1ad two wicked sons6 1o3hni and Phineas
(ied from falling o)er in his chair and !reaking his neck when he learned
that the Ark was taken !$ the Philistines
Took care of Samuel after he had !een weened !$ his 2other
/ed ;srael for <0 $ears
Elon
A =e!ulunite
/et for 90 $ears
>thniel
Son of *ena+% 7ale!&s $ounger !rother
(efeated 7ushan0#ishathaim% king of Aram
"a)e the land 3eace for <0 $ears
Jair
5rom "ilead
/ed ;srael for twent$0two $ears
1ad thirt$ sons who rode thirt$ donke$s and controlled thirt$ towns in
"ilead
A!don
Son of 1illel
1ad fort$ sons and thirt$ grandsons who rode on se)ent$ donke$s
/ed ;srael for 4 $ears
Je3hthah
Son of "ilead
1is mother was a 3rostitute
(ri)en awa$ !$ his own sons
Taken !ack !$ the "ileadites and made commander o)er them in order to
defeat the Ammonites
2ade a deal to kill whate)er came out of his tent if the /ord would gi)e
him )ictor$ o)er the Ammonites
*illed his daughter as a result of his deal with "od
Punished the E3hraimites for not hel3ing "ilead against the Ammonites
/ed ;srael for six $ears
(e!orah
,ife of /a33idoth
Told -arak to attack the armies of Ja!in king of 1a+or lead !$ Sisera
Told -arak that Sisera would !e killed !$ a woman (which was fulfilled
when Jael nailed him to the ground with a tent03eg
Tola
Son of Puah
/i)ed in Shamir
/ed ;srael for twent$0three $ears