Judges 2:11

A Monotonous Cycle

2:11 The Israelites did evil before ¹  the Lord by worshiping ²  the Baals.

Judges 2:17

2:17 But they did not obey ³  their leaders. Instead they prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped ⁴  them. They quickly turned aside from the path ⁵  their ancestors ⁶  had walked. Their ancestors had obeyed the Lord’s commands, but they did not. ⁷ 

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¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

² tn Or “serving”; or “following.”

³ tn Or “did not listen to.”

⁴ tn Or “bowed before.”

⁵ tn Or “way [of life].”

⁶ tn Or “fathers.”

⁷ tn Heb “…walked, obeying the Lord’s commands. They did not do this.”