Judges 2:11

A Monotonous Cycle

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

Judges 3:7

Othniel: A Model Leader

3:7 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. ³  They forgot the Lord their God and worshiped the Baals and the Asherahs. ⁴ 

Judges 4:1

Deborah Summons Barak

4:1 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight ⁵  after Ehud’s death.

Judges 6:1

Oppression and Confrontation

6:1 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, ⁶  so the Lord turned them over to ⁷  Midian for seven years.

Judges 10:6

The Lord’s Patience Runs Short

10:6 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. ⁸  They worshiped ⁹  the Baals and the Ashtars, ¹⁰  as well as the gods of Syria, Sidon, ¹¹  Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. ¹²  They abandoned the Lord and did not worship ¹³  him.

Romans 2:6

2:6 He ¹⁴  will reward ¹⁵  each one according to his works: ¹⁶ 

[2:11]  ¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[2:11]  ² tn Or “serving”; or “following.”

[3:7]  ³ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

[3:7]  ⁴ sn The Asherahs were local manifestations of the Canaanite goddess Asherah.

[4:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “did evil in the eyes of the Lord.”

[6:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[6:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “gave them into the hand of.”

[10:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

[10:6]  ⁹ tn Or “served;” or “followed.”

[10:6]  ¹⁰ sn The Ashtars were local manifestations of the goddess Ashtar (i.e., Astarte).

[10:6]  ¹¹ map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[10:6]  ¹² 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.”

[10:6]  ¹³ tn Or “serve”; or “follow.”

[2:6]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “who.” The relative pronoun was converted to a personal pronoun and, because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[2:6]  ¹⁵ tn Or “will render,” “will recompense.” In this context Paul is setting up a hypothetical situation, not stating that salvation is by works.

[2:6]  ¹⁶ sn A quotation from Ps 62:12; Prov 24:12; a close approximation to Matt 16:27.