Judges 6:20

6:20 God’s messenger said to him, “Put the meat and unleavened bread on this rock, ¹  and pour out the broth.” Gideon did as instructed. ² 

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 ³  their god.

Judges 13:9

13:9 God answered Manoah’s prayer. ⁴  God’s angelic messenger visited ⁵  the woman again while she was sitting in the field. But her husband Manoah was not with her.

[6:20]  ¹ tn Heb “Take the meat…and put [it] on this rock.”

[6:20]  ² tn Heb “and he did so.”

[8:33]  ³ 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.

[13:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “God listened to the voice of Manoah.”

[13:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “came to.”