After him came Shamgar son of Anath, who killed six hundred of the Philistines with an oxgoad, and he too delivered Israel. — Shamgar's final inclusion among the judges, despite his minimal narrative development, indicates that significant military achievement against Israel's enemies qualified one for judge status. The oxgoad motif—using an agricultural implement as a weapon—suggests resourcefulness and faith overcoming material disadvantage. His victory 'delivered Israel' (וַיֹּשַׁע אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל), employing the standard salvation terminology, indicating that Shamgar's military success accomplished God's deliverance objectives despite the sparseness of his narrative testimony.

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