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 8:33

Israel Returns to Baal-Worship

8:33 After Gideon died, the Israelites again prostituted themselves to the Baals. They made Baal-Berith ⁵  their god.

Judges 10:10

10:10 The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord: “We have sinned against you. We abandoned our God and worshiped ⁶  the Baals.”

Judges 10:6

The Lord’s Patience Runs Short

10:6 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. ⁷  They worshiped ⁸  the Baals and the Ashtars, ⁹  as well as the gods of Syria, Sidon, ¹⁰  Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. ¹¹  They abandoned the Lord and did not worship ¹²  him.

[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.

[8:33]  ⁵ sn Baal-Berith was a local manifestation of the Canaanite storm god. The name means, ironically, “Baal of the covenant.” Israel’s covenant allegiance had indeed shifted.

[10:10]  ⁷ tn Or “served”; or “followed.”

[10:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

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

[10:6]  ¹¹ sn The Ashtars were local manifestations of the goddess Ashtar (i.e., Astarte).

[10:6]  ¹² map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[10:6]  ¹³ 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]  ¹⁴ tn Or “serve”; or “follow.”