Judges 2:11

A Monotonous Cycle

2:11 The Israelites did evil before ¹  the Lord by worshiping ²  the Baals.

Judges 4:1

Deborah Summons Barak

4:1 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight ³  after Ehud’s death.

Judges 6:1

Oppression and Confrontation

6:1 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, ⁴  so the Lord turned them over to ⁵  Midian for seven years.

Judges 3:12

Deceit, Assassination, and Deliverance

3:12 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. ⁶  The Lord gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel ⁷  because they had done evil in the Lord’s sight.

Judges 3:7

Othniel: A Model Leader

3:7 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. ⁸  They forgot the Lord their God and worshiped the Baals and the Asherahs. ⁹ 

Judges 13:1

Samson’s Birth

13:1 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight, ¹⁰  so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for forty years.

Judges 10:6

The Lord’s Patience Runs Short

10:6 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. ¹¹  They worshiped ¹²  the Baals and the Ashtars, ¹³  as well as the gods of Syria, Sidon, ¹⁴  Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. ¹⁵  They abandoned the Lord and did not worship ¹⁶  him.

¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

² tn Or “serving”; or “following.”

³ tn Heb “did evil in the eyes of the Lord.”

⁵ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

⁶ tn Heb “gave them into the hand of.”

⁷ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord” (also later in this verse).

⁸ tn Heb “strengthened Eglon…against Israel.”

⁹ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

¹⁰ sn The Asherahs were local manifestations of the Canaanite goddess Asherah.

¹¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

¹³ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

¹⁴ tn Or “served;” or “followed.”

¹⁵ sn The Ashtars were local manifestations of the goddess Ashtar (i.e., Astarte).

¹⁶ map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

¹⁷ tn Heb “the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines.”

¹⁸ tn Or “serve”; or “follow.”