Discovery BoxJudges 10:6 
Context10:6 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 20:31
Context20:31 The Benjaminites attacked 7 the army, leaving the city unguarded. 8 They began to strike down their enemy 9 just as they had done before. On the main roads (one leads to Bethel, 10 the other to Gibeah) and in the field, they struck down 11 about thirty Israelites.
Judges 20:45
Context20:45 The rest 12 turned and ran toward the wilderness, heading toward the cliff of Rimmon. But the Israelites 13 caught 14 five thousand of them on the main roads. They stayed right on their heels 15 all the way to Gidom and struck down two thousand more.
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 Heb “went out to meet.”
8 tn Heb “and they were drawn away from the city.”
9 tn Heb “from the army wounded ones.”
10 map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.
11 tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
12 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the rest [of the Benjaminites]) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
13 tn Heb “and they”; the referent (the Israelites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
14 tn Heb “gleaned.” The word is an agricultural term which pictures Israelites picking off the Benjaminites as easily as one picks grapes from the vine.
15 tn Heb “stuck close after them.”
