THE 15 JUDGES & TIME OF THEIR JUDGESHIP

(Judges ruled Israel for a period of time that most scholars say was about 325 to 350 years (1353 -1050 B.C.).
The judges continued until the time that Saul was made king over Israel, which ended the line of judges)
Judges of Israel TRIBE JUDGESHIP DATE CHIEF ENEMY SCRIPTURE
1. Othniel Judah 40 years 1353-1313 Mesopotamia (Judges 3:9-11)
2. Ehud Benjamin 80 years 1295-1215 Moabites & Amalekites (Judges 3:15-30)
3. Shamgar Unknown Philistines (Judges 3:31; 5:6)
4. Deborah/Barak Ephraim 40 years 1195-1155 Canaanites (Judges 4:4-5:31)
5. Gideon Manasseh 40 years 1148-1108 Midianites & Amalekites (Judges 6:11-8:32)
6. *Abimelech Manasseh 3 years Not a true judge but set (Judges 9:1-57)
(son of Gideon) (Judges 9:22) himself up as a king (2 Sam 11:21)
7. Tola Issachar 23 years (Judges 10:1-2)
8. Jair Manasseh 22 years (Judges 10:3-5)
9. Jephthah Manasseh 6 years Ammonites (Judges 11:1-12:7)
10. Ibzan Judah 7 years (Judges 12:8-10)
11. Elon Zebulon 10 years (Judges 12:11-12)
12. Abdon Ephraim 8 years (Judges 12:13-15)
13. Samson Dan 20 years 1100 Philistines (Judges 13:1-16:31)
14. Eli Levi 40 years Philistines (1 Sam 1:1-4:18)
Levi Philistines (1 Sam 2:18-4:1)
15. Samuel 40 years??
(1 Sam 7:2-8:1)
*It is questionable whether Abimelech should count as a judge .
THE MOST WRITTEN ABOUT AND FAMOUS GOOD JUDGES IN JUDGES
1. DEBORAH & BARAK:
Judges 4:1-24 > 24 verses
Judges 5:1-31 > 31 verses
55 total verses
2. GIDEON: *(The most total verses)
Judges 6:1-40 > 40 verses
Judges 7:1-25 > 25 verses
Judges 8:1-35 > 35 verses
100 total verses
3. JEPHTHAH:
Judges 10:6-18 > 13 verses
Judges 11:1-40 > 40 verses
Judges 12:1-7 > 7 verses
60 total verses
4. SAMSON:
Judges 13:1-25 > 25 verses
Judges 14:1-20 > 20 verses
Judges 15:1-20 > 20 verses
Judges 16:1-31 > 31 verses
96 total verses
Hebrews 11:32-34
32. And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson,
Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets,
33. who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of righteousness, obtained promises,
shut the mouths of lions,
34. quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made
strong, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.”