Judges 3:7

Othniel: A Model Leader

3:7 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. ¹  They forgot the Lord their God and worshiped the Baals and the Asherahs. ² 

Judges 3:12

Deceit, Assassination, and Deliverance

3:12 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. ³  The Lord gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel ⁴  because they had done evil in the Lord’s sight.

Judges 3:14

3:14 The Israelites were subject to ⁵  King Eglon of Moab for eighteen years.

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¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

² sn The Asherahs were local manifestations of the Canaanite goddess Asherah.

³ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord” (also later in this verse).

⁴ tn Heb “strengthened Eglon…against Israel.”

⁵ tn Or “the Israelites served Eglon.”