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Idolatry Leads to Servitude
1Now these are the nations that the Lord left, to test Israel by them (that is, all the Israelites who had not experienced any of the wars of Canaan; 2only in order that the generations of the sons of Israel might be taught war, those who had not experienced it previously).
The First Judge Frees Israel
Ehud Kills Eglon
Shamgar Saves Israel