
Editorial Board
Old Testament Editor: Nancy L. deClaiss-Walford (2011)
New Testament Editor: Peter H. Davids (2013)
Past Editors
General Editors
Ralph P. Martin (20122013)
Bruce M. Metzger (19972007)
David A. Hubbard (19771996)
Glenn W. Barker (19771984)
Old Testament Editors:
John D. W. Watts (19772011)
James W. Watts (19972011)
New Testament Editors:
Ralph P. Martin (19772012)
Lynn Allan Losie (19972013)
Volumes
| Genesis 115 | Gordon J. Wenham |
| Genesis 1650 | Gordon J. Wenham |
| Exodus | John I. Durham |
| Leviticus | John E. Hartley |
| Numbers | Philip J. Budd |
6a | Deuteronomy 1:121:9, 2nd ed. | Duane L. Christensen |
6b | Deuteronomy 21:1034:12 | Duane L. Christensen |
7a | Joshua 112, 2nd ed. | Trent C. Butler |
7b | Joshua 1324, 2nd ed. | Trent C. Butler |
| Judges | Trent C. Butler |
| RuthEsther | Frederic W. Bush |
| 1 Samuel, 2nd ed. | Ralph W. Klein |
| 2 Samuel | A. A. Anderson |
| 1 Kings, 2nd ed. | Simon J. Devries |
| 2 Kings | T. R. Hobbs |
| 1 Chronicles | Roddy Braun |
| 2 Chronicles | Raymond B. Dillard |
| Ezra, Nehemiah | H. G. M. Williamson |
| Job 120 | David J. A. Clines |
18a | Job 2137 | David J. A. Clines |
18b | Job 3842 | David J. A. Clines |
| Psalms 150, 2nd ed. | Peter C. Craigie, Marvin E. Tate |
| Psalms 51100 | Marvin E. Tate |
| Psalms 101150, rev. ed. | Leslie C. Allen |
| Proverbs | Roland E. Murphy |
23a | Ecclesiastes | Roland E. Murphy |
23b | Song of Songs/Lamentations | Duane H. Garrett, Paul R. House |
| Isaiah 133, rev. ed. | John D. W. Watts |
| Isaiah 3466, rev. ed. | John D. W. Watts |
| Jeremiah 125 | Peter C. Craigie, Page H. Kelley, Joel F. Drinkard Jr. |
| Jeremiah 2652 | Gerald L. Keown, Pamela J. Scalise, Thomas G. Smothers |
| Ezekiel 119 | Leslie C. Allen |
| Ezekiel 2048 | Leslie C. Allen |
| Daniel | John E. Goldingay |
| HoseaJonah | Douglas Stuart |
| MicahMalachi | Ralph L. Smith |
33a | Matthew 113 | Donald A. Hagner |
33b | Matthew 1428 | Donald A. Hagner |
34a | Mark 18:26 | Robert A. Guelich |
34b | Mark 8:2716:20 | Craig A. Evans |
35a | Luke 19:20 | John Nolland |
35b | Luke 9:2118:34 | John Nolland |
35c | Luke 18:3524:53 | John Nolland |
| John, 2nd ed. | George R. Beasley-Murray |
37a | Acts 114 | Stephen J. Walton |
37b | Acts 1528 | Stephen J. Walton |
38a | Romans 18 | James D. G. Dunn |
38b | Romans 916 | James D. G. Dunn |
| 1 Corinthians | Andrew D. Clarke |
| 2 Corinthians, rev. ed. | Ralph P. Martin |
| Galatians | Richard N. Longenecker |
| Ephesians | Andrew T. Lincoln |
| Philippians, rev. ed. | Gerald F. Hawthorne, rev. by Ralph P. Martin |
| Colossians, Philemon | Peter T. OBrien |
| 1 & 2 Thessalonians | F. F. Bruce |
| Pastoral Epistles | William D. Mounce |
47a | Hebrews 18 | William L. Lane |
47b | Hebrews 913 | William L. Lane |
| James | Ralph P. Martin |
| 1 Peter | J. Ramsey Michaels |
| Jude, 2 Peter | Richard J. Bauckham |
| 1, 2, 3, John, rev. ed. | Stephen S. Smalley |
52a | Revelation 15 | David E. Aune |
52b | Revelation 616 | David E. Aune |
52c | Revelation 1722 | David E. Aune |
*forthcoming as of 2014
**in revision as of 2014
Word Biblical Commentary
Volume 8
Judges
Trent C. Butler
General Editors: Bruce M. Metzger. David A. Hubbard, Glenn W. Barker
Old Testament Editor: John D. W. Watts
New Testament Editor: Ralph P. Martin
Associate Editors: James W. Watts, Old Testament
Lynn Allan Losie, New Testament

To the Spears bunch, who have supported me through a new stage of life
Bobby and Cordell
Ben and Mary
Martin and Allison
Adeline and Evelyn and Beatrice

May those who love him be like the mighty sun as it rises. (Judg 5:31)
ZONDERVAN
Judges, Volume 8
Copyright 2009 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Previously published as Judges.
Formerly published by Thomas Nelson, now published by Zondervan, a division of HarperCollinsChristian Publishing.
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ePub Edition November 2017: 978-0-310-58636-4
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Scripture quotations marked NRSV are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible copyright 1989 by the Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America, and are used by permission. All rights reserved.
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