Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel. And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go.
And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you. And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left.
And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead. And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel. And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baalberith their god. Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them. And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.
So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do. And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.