| A | B |
|---|
| Abimelech | had his 70 brothers killed to gain power; died when a woman dropped a millstone on his head |
| Barak | feared following God's instructions; demanded Deborah go with him into battle |
| Boaz | redeemed the land of Naomi's husband and sons; married Ruth |
| Deborah | instructed Barak to attack Sisera and his men |
| Delilah | tricked her husband Samson into revealing the secret of his supernatural strength |
| Eglon | killed when a sword pierced his overweight body |
| Ehud | left-handed judge who killed the enemy king with a sword through the belly |
| Gideon | destroyed father's idols; downsized his army to 300 men to overtake the enemy |
| Jael | killed the enemy general by driving a tent stake through his head |
| Jephthah | made a foolish vow to God that he would sacrifice whatever first exited his house after his victory (she was his only child!) |
| Naomi | her husband and two sons died while away from their homeland |
| Othniel | nephew of the spy Caleb; became Israel's first judge |
| Ruth | left her homeland and gods for the land and God of her mother-in-law; married Boaz |
| Samson | his two heathen wives caused him much trouble; he died while pushing pillars - thereby killing many of the enemy |
| Shamgar | minor judge who killed 600 Philistines with an oxgoad |
| Sisera | killed by a woman who drove a tent stake through his temple while he was asleep |
| Obed | grandson of Naomi; son of Boaz and Ruth; ancestor of Jesus |
