Discovery BoxJudges 2:17 
Context2:17 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
Context10:6 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
Context13:6 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.
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
6 tn Heb “in the eyes of the
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.”
