Judges 2:20

A Divine Decision

2:20 The Lord was furious with Israel. ¹  He said, “This nation ²  has violated the terms of the agreement I made with their ancestors ³  by disobeying me. ⁴ 

Judges 4:2

4:2 The Lord turned them over to ⁵  King Jabin of Canaan, who ruled in Hazor. ⁶  The general of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth Haggoyim. ⁷ 

[2:20]  ¹ tn Or “The Lord’s anger burned [or “raged”] against Israel.”

[2:20]  ² tn Heb “Because this nation.”

[2:20]  ³ tn Heb “my covenant which I commanded their fathers.”

[2:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “and has not listened to my voice.” The expression “to not listen to [God’s] voice” is idiomatic here for disobeying him.

[4:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “the Lord sold them into the hands of.”

[4:2]  ⁶ tn Or “King Jabin of Hazor, a Canaanite ruler.”

[4:2]  ⁷ tn Or “Harosheth of the Pagan Nations”; cf. KJV “Harosheth of the Gentiles.”