Judges 10:6

The Lord’s Patience Runs Short

10:6 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. 1  They worshiped 2  the Baals and the Ashtars, 3  as well as the gods of Syria, Sidon, 4  Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. 5  They abandoned the Lord and did not worship 6  him.

Judges 20:33

20:33 7  All the men of Israel got up from their places and took their positions at Baal Tamar, while the Israelites hiding in ambush jumped out of their places west of Gibeah.

1 tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

2 tn Or “served;” or “followed.”

3 sn The Ashtars were local manifestations of the goddess Ashtar (i.e., Astarte).

4 map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

5 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.”

6 tn Or “serve”; or “follow.”

7 sn Verses 33-36a give a condensed account of the battle from this point on, while vv. 36b-48 offer a more detailed version of how the ambush contributed to Gibeah’s defeat.