Discovery BoxJudges 10:6 
ContextThe 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 10:13-14
Context10:13 But since you abandoned me and worshiped 7 other gods, I will not deliver you again. 10:14 Go and cry for help to the gods you have chosen! Let them deliver you from trouble!” 8
1 tn Heb “in the eyes of the
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 tn Or “served”; or “followed.”
8 tn Heb “in your time of trouble.”
