Hakim-hakim 10:6

The 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.

Hakim-hakim 10:13

10:13 But since you abandoned me and worshiped ⁷  other gods, I will not deliver you again.

Hakim-hakim 10:1

Stability Restored

10:1 After Abimelech’s death, ⁸  Tola son of Puah, grandson ⁹  of Dodo, from the tribe of Issachar, ¹⁰  rose up to deliver Israel. He lived in Shamir in the Ephraimite hill country.

1 Raja-raja 9:9

9:9 Others will then answer, ¹¹  ‘Because they abandoned the Lord their God, who led their ancestors ¹²  out of Egypt. They embraced other gods whom they worshiped and served. ¹³  That is why the Lord has brought all this disaster down on them.’”

[10:6]  ¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

[10:6]  ² tn Or “served;” or “followed.”

[10:6]  ³ sn The Ashtars were local manifestations of the goddess Ashtar (i.e., Astarte).

[10:6]  ⁴ map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[10:6]  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.”

[10:6]  ⁶ tn Or “serve”; or “follow.”

[10:13]  ⁷ tn Or “served”; or “followed.”

[10:1]  ⁸ tn The word “death” has been supplied in the translation for clarification.

[10:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “son.”

[10:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “a man of Issachar.”

[9:9]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and they will say.”

[9:9]  ¹² tn Heb “fathers.”

[9:9]  ¹³ tn Heb “and they took hold of other gods and bowed down to them and served them.”