Judges 2:17

2:17 But they did not obey ¹  their leaders. Instead they prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped ²  them. They quickly turned aside from the path ³  their ancestors ⁴  had walked. Their ancestors had obeyed the Lord’s commands, but they did not. ⁵ 

Judges 10:6

The Lord’s Patience Runs Short

10:6 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. ⁶  They worshiped ⁷  the Baals and the Ashtars, ⁸  as well as the gods of Syria, Sidon, ⁹  Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. ¹⁰  They abandoned the Lord and did not worship ¹¹  him.

Judges 13:6

13:6 The woman went and said to her husband, “A man sent from God ¹²  came to me! He looked like God’s angelic messenger – he was very awesome. ¹³  I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.

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¹ tn Or “did not listen to.”

² tn Or “bowed before.”

³ tn Or “way [of life].”

⁴ tn Or “fathers.”

⁵ tn Heb “…walked, obeying the Lord’s commands. They did not do this.”

⁶ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

⁷ tn Or “served;” or “followed.”

⁸ sn The Ashtars were local manifestations of the goddess Ashtar (i.e., Astarte).

⁹ map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

¹⁰ 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.”

¹¹ tn Or “serve”; or “follow.”

¹² tn Heb “The man of God.”

¹³ tn Heb “His appearance was like the appearance of the messenger of God, very awesome.”