Judges 3:7

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3:7 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. ¹  They forgot the Lord their God and worshiped the Baals and the Asherahs. ² 

Judges 3:12

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3:12 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. ³  The Lord gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel ⁴  because they had done evil in the Lord’s sight.

[3:7]  ¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

[3:7]  ² sn The Asherahs were local manifestations of the Canaanite goddess Asherah.

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

[3:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “strengthened Eglon…against Israel.”