JEZREEL
–1. A city in the south of the territory of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:56 ; 1Sa 25:43 ; 27:3 ; 29:1 , 11 –2. A city of the tribe of Issachar Jos 19:18 ; 2Sa 2:9 .Ahab’s residence in 1Ki 18:45 , 46 ; 21:1 .Naboth’s vineyard in 1Ki 21:1 .Joram’s residence in 2Ki 8:29 .Jehu kills King Ahab, his wife, and friends at 2Ki 9:15-37 ; 10:11 .Prophecies concerning Ho 1:4 , 5 , 11 –3. A valley Jos 17:16 .Place of Gideon’s battle with the Midianites Jud 6:33 .Place of the defeat of the Israelites under Saul and Jonathan 1Sa 29:1 , 11 ; 31:1-6 ; 2Sa 4:4 –4. A descendant of Etam 1Ch 4:3 –5. Figurative of the northern kingdom of Israel Ho 1:4 , 5 , 11
JUDGE
–Appointed by the Persians Ezr 7:25 –Kings and other rulers as 2Sa 8:15 ; 15:2 ; 1Ki 3:16-28 ; 10:9 ; 2Ki 8:1-6 ; Ps 72:1-4 ; Mt 27:11-26 ; Ac 23:34 , 35 ; 24 ; 25:11 , 12 –Priests and Levites as De 17:9 ; 2Ch 19:8 ; Eze 44:23 , 24 ; Mt 26:57-62 –Women as, Deborah Jud 4:4 –Held circuit courts 1Sa 7:16 –See COURTS –See JUSTICE –See WITNESS –CHARACTER OF, AND PRECEPTS RELATING TO Ex 18:21 , 22 ; 22:9 , 28 ; Le 19:15 ; De 1:12-17 ; 16:18-20 ; 17:8-11 ; 19:16-19 ; 25:1-3 ; 1Sa 2:25 ; 8:3 ; 1Ki 3:9 ; 2Ch 19:5-10 ; Ps 58:1 , 2 ; 72:1 , 2 , 4 , 12-14 ; 82:2-4 ; Pr 24:23 ; Isa 5:22 , 23 ; 28:5 , 6 ; Eze 44:24 ; Da 9:12 ; Mic 7:3 ; Zep 3:3 ; Joh 7:24 .See JUSTICE .See COURTS –CORRUPT, INSTANCES OF .Eli’s sons 1Sa 2:12-17 , 22-25 .Samuel’s sons 1Sa 8:1-5 .The judges of Jezreel 1Ki 21:8-13 .Pilate Mt 27:24 ; Mr 15:15 ; with 15:19-24 .Felix Ac 24:26 , 27 –GOD AS .See GOD, JUDGE –JUDGES (OUTSTANDING LEADERS) OF ISRAEL .During the time when the land was ruled by judges Jud 2:16-19 ; Ac 13:20 –1. Othniel Jud 3:9-11 –2. Ehud Jud 3:15-30 –3. Shamgar Jud 3:31 –4. Deborah Jud 4 ; 5 –5. Gideon Jud 6:11-40 ; 7 ; 8 –6. Abimelech Jud 9:1-54 –7. Tola Jud 10:1 , 2 –8. Jair Jud 10:3-5 –9. Jephthah Jud 11 ; 12:1-7 –10. Ibzan Jud 12:8-10 –11. Elon Jud 12:11 , 12 –12. Abdon Jud 12:13 , 14 –13. Samson Jud 13 ; 14 ; 15 ; 16 .Eli led Israel 1Sa 4:18 .Samuel as the leader (judge) 1Sa 7:6 , 15-17 .The sons of Samuel 1Sa 8:1-5