1 Chronicles 8:5

When the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.

When he killed them, then they inquired after him. They returned and sought God earnestly.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.

Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.

Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred chosen men who were left-handed. Every one of them could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.

So were Shuppim, Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, and the sons of Aher.

They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow. They were of Saul’s relatives of the tribe of Benjamin.

The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

The son of Dan: Hushim.

of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

But when the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior for them: Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.

The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and he mightily oppressed the children of Israel for twenty years.

Israel was brought very low because of Midian; and the children of Israel cried to Yahweh.

When Gideon had come, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his fellow. He said, “Behold, I dreamed a dream; and behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.”

But certain worthless fellows said, “How could this man save us?” They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

They cried to Yahweh, and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken Yahweh, and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.’

Year after year, every man brought his tribute, vessels of silver, vessels of gold, clothing, armor, spices, horses, and mules.

Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. The name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.

Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”

Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

Don’t listen to Hezekiah, for the king of Assyria says, ‘Make your peace with me, and come out to me; and each of you eat from his vine, and each one from his fig tree, and each one of you drink the waters of his own cistern;

‘Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and difficult things, which you don’t know.’