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Judges · read by William Lavery
33 verses, in order. Only the verses William read aloud are shown.
Judges 9
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Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.Read from KJV · Judges 9 and 3 John
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When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: "Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.Read from KJV · Judges 9 and 3 John
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One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'Read from KJV · Judges 9 and 3 John
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But the olive tree replied, 'Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?'Read from KJV · Judges 9 and 3 John
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Then the trees said to the fig tree, 'Come and reign over us.'Read from KJV · Judges 9 and 3 John
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But the fig tree replied, 'Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, to hold sway over the trees?'Read from KJV · Judges 9 and 3 John
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Then the trees said to the grapevine, 'Come and reign over us.'Read from KJV · Judges 9 and 3 John
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But the grapevine replied, 'Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?'Read from KJV · Judges 9 and 3 John
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Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, 'Come and reign over us.'Read from KJV · Judges 9 and 3 John
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But the thornbush replied, 'If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.'Read from KJV · Judges 9 and 3 John
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Now if you have acted faithfully and honestly in making Abimelech king, if you have done well by Jerubbaal and his family, and if you have done to him as he deserves—Read from KJV · Judges 9 and 3 John
Judges 13
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Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
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Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
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The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, "It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
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Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
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For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall come over his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines."Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
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Then Manoah asked, "When your words come to pass, what will be the boy's rule of life and mission?"Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
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She must not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor drink any wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her."Read from ESV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
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So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the LORD blessed him.Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
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And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him at Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
Judges 14
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One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
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So he returned and told his father and mother, "I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife."Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
Judges 15
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Then the Philistines went up, camped in Judah, and deployed themselves near the town of Lehi.Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
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"Why have you attacked us?" said the men of Judah. The Philistines replied, "We have come to arrest Samson and pay him back for what he has done to us."Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
Judges 16
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One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her.Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
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But Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron.Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
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Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
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Samson told her all that was in his heart: "My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man."Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
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Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
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However, the hair of his head began to grow back after it had been shaved.Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
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Now the temple was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them.Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
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Then Samson called out to the LORD: "O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes."Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia
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Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines." Then he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it. So in his death he killed more than he had killed in his life.Read from KJV · Samson and the 7 churches of Asia