Judges 4:1

Deborah Summons Barak

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

Judges 13:1

Samson’s Birth

13:1 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight, ²  so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for forty years.

Judges 20:22

20:22 The Israelite army ³  took heart ⁴  and once more arranged their battle lines, in the same place where they had taken their positions the day before.

Judges 3:12

Deceit, Assassination, and Deliverance

3:12 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. ⁵  The Lord gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel ⁶  because they had done evil in the Lord’s sight.

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.

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

[13:1]  ² tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[20:22]  ³ tn Heb “The people, the men of Israel.”

[20:22]  ⁴ tn Or “encouraged one another.”

[3:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord” (also later in this verse).

[3:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “strengthened Eglon…against Israel.”

[10:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

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

[10:6]  ⁷ sn The Ashtars were local manifestations of the goddess Ashtar (i.e., Astarte).

[10:6]  ⁸ map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[10:6]  ⁹ 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]  ¹⁰ tn Or “serve”; or “follow.”