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
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.
1 tn Heb “in the eyes of the
2 sn The Asherahs were local manifestations of the Canaanite goddess Asherah.
3 tn Heb “in the eyes of the
4 tn Heb “strengthened Eglon…against Israel.”
5 tn Or “the Israelites served Eglon.”