| Othniel |
(3:7-11)
1st Judge after Joshua's death |
| Ehud |
(3:12-30)
Fought the Moabites |
| Shagmar |
(3:31)
Led Israelites against the Philistines |
| Deborah |
(4-5)
Prophetess, guided Barak to victory over the Canaanites, only
female judge |
| Gideon |
(6-8)
Defeated Midianites with 300 men |
| Abimelech |
(9) Only
judge to win leadership through treachery |
| Tola |
(10:1-5)
Judged Israel for 23 years |
| Yair |
(10: 1-5)
Judged Israel for 22 years |
| Jepthah |
(10:17-12:7)
Defeated Ammonites |
| Ibzan |
(12:8-15)
Judged people for 7 years |
| Elon |
(12:8-15)
Judge for 10 years |
| Abdon |
(12:8-15)
Ruled for 8 years |
| Samson |
(13-16)
Fought Phillistines singlehandedly |
| Eli |
(1 Samuel
1:9) Priest, ruled people from the sanctuary at Gilo |
| Samuel |
Last judge before the kingdom came under the
rule of Saul |