Books of the Bible / Judges
Random Verse from Judges
Roll a random verse from Judges -- 21 chapters, 618 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“The children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight; and Yahweh delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.”
Judges 13:1
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About Judges (summary)
Judges is book 7 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the Old Testament. It runs 21 chapters and 618 verses in the World English Bible (WEB) — public domain -- both counts computed directly from this site's own copy of that data, the same pool this roller draws from, not entered by hand.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Judges compared to other books of the Bible?
Judges is the 24th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 618 verses across 21 chapters -- an average of 29.4 verses per chapter.
What translation is the text drawn from?
The World English Bible (WEB) — public domain, a public-domain English translation, so every verse can be quoted here in full without a license. The reference and wording are looked up from this site's own copy of that same text, not paraphrased.
Where does Judges sit among the other Old Testament books?
Judges is book 7 of 39 in the Old Testament, and book 7 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after Judges?
Joshua comes directly before it (24 chapters). Ruth comes directly after it (4 chapters).
How is the random verse actually chosen?
With the Web Crypto API's cryptographically-secure random number generator, picking uniformly among all 618 verses in Judges -- not a pseudo-random Math.random() draw, and not weighted toward well-known verses, so an obscure genealogy verse has exactly the same chance of coming up as a famous one.