Judges 2:11

Context

A Monotonous Cycle

2:11 The Israelites did evil before¹ the Lord by worshiping² the Baals.

Judges 4:1

Context

Deborah Summons Barak

4:1 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight³ after Ehud’s death.

Judges 6:1

Context

Oppression and Confrontation

6:1 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight,⁴ so the Lord turned them over to⁵ Midian for seven years.

Judges 3:12

Context

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 Israel⁷ because they had done evil in the Lord’s sight.

Judges 3:7

Context

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

Context

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

Context

The Lord’s Patience Runs Short

10:6 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight.¹¹ They worshiped¹² 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 worship¹⁶ him.

[2:11] ¹tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

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

[4:1] ³tn Heb “did evil in the eyes of the Lord.”

[6:1] ⁵tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

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

[3:12] ⁷tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord” (also later in this verse).

[3:12] ⁸tn Heb “strengthened Eglon…against Israel.”

[3:7] ⁹tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

[3:7] ¹⁰sn The Asherahs were local manifestations of the Canaanite goddess Asherah.

[13:1] ¹¹tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[10:6] ¹³tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

[10:6] ¹⁴tn Or “served;” or “followed.”

[10:6] ¹⁵sn The Ashtars were local manifestations of the goddess Ashtar (i.e., Astarte).

[10:6] ¹⁶map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[10:6] ¹⁷tn 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] ¹⁸tn Or “serve”; or “follow.”