Shamgar Bible — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on shamgar bible, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Judges 3:31 (KJV)
Who was Shamgar the son of?
Answer: Anath
Study note. And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad. (Judges 3:31)
Lesson 2 · Judges 3:31 (KJV)
How many Philistines did Shamgar slay?
Answer: Six hundred
Study note. Which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad. (Judges 3:31)
Lesson 3 · Judges 3:31 (KJV)
What weapon did Shamgar use?
Answer: An ox goad
Study note. Which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad. (Judges 3:31)
Lesson 4 · Judges 3:31 (KJV)
What was an ox goad?
Answer: A long pointed stick used to drive oxen
Study note. An ox goad was a sharpened wooden staff, typically eight to ten feet long, used to prod draft animals — a farming tool turned into a weapon of deliverance. (Judges 3:31)
Lesson 5 · Judges 3:31 (KJV)
What did Shamgar also do for Israel?
Answer: Delivered Israel
Study note. And he also delivered Israel. (Judges 3:31)
Lesson 6 · Judges 5:6 (KJV)
In Judges 5:6, when did the highways become unoccupied?
Answer: In the days of Shamgar and Jael
Study note. In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways. (Judges 5:6)
Lesson 7 · Judges 5:7 (KJV)
What does Judges 5:7 say about the state of Israel before Deborah arose?
Answer: The villages ceased, until I Deborah arose
Study note. The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. (Judges 5:7)
Lesson 8 · Judges 5:6 (KJV)
What does the mention of Shamgar in Deborah's song suggest?
Answer: A time of chaos when even farmers had to defend Israel
Study note. The reference to Shamgar in the Song of Deborah indicates a period of such oppression that highways were abandoned and ordinary Israelites had to fight with whatever tools were at hand. (Judges 5:6-7)
Lesson 9 · Judges 3:31 (KJV)
How long is Shamgar's account in Judges?
Answer: One verse
Study note. Shamgar's entire narrative is contained in a single verse — Judges 3:31 — yet his deliverance of Israel is remembered in Deborah's song. (Judges 3:31)
Lesson 10 · Judges 3:31 (KJV)
What lesson does Shamgar's story teach?
Answer: God can use ordinary people and simple tools for great deliverance
Study note. Shamgar's victory with an ox goad shows that God does not depend on conventional weapons or mighty armies to save His people. (Judges 3:31)
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does shamgar bible point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?