Judges 10:6

Oppression by the Philistines and Ammonites · Judges 10:6–18
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Translations

Modern
And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines. Thus they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him.
Traditional
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the Lord, and served not him.
Literal
And the sons of Israel added to do evil in the eyes of YHWH, and they served the Baals, and the Ashtoreths, and the gods of Aram, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the sons of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and they forsook YHWH and did not serve Him.
Latin
Filii autem Israël peccatis veteribus jungentes nova, fecerunt malum in conspectu Domini, et servierunt idolis, Baalim et Astaroth, et diis Syriæ ac Sidonis et Moab et filiorum Ammon et Philisthiim: dimiseruntque Dominum, et non coluerunt eum.

Original

Hebrew
English
And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines. Thus they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him.

Notes

And again the Israelites did evil...they forsook the LORD: This time, their turning away was more complete than before. They worshiped Baal, Ashtoreth, and other local gods.

The Lord responded to his people's complete abandonment by allowing severe oppression (Judges 10:8). As usual, Israel called out to the Lord for help (Judges 10:10) only after facing great hardship (10:9). Normally, Israel's cry led to divine help, but God's choice to leave them to their chosen gods marks a change in the cycle described in Judges 2:10–19. Only when the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the Lord did he act to save them again (Judges 10:17–11:33).

Events

People

Ashtaroth: A Canaanite goddess of fertility and war Baal: Canaanite god, "Lord/God of the Covenant" Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Ammon: An ancient nation and its capital city, enemies of Israel Moab: Ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea in Jordan Philistia: An ancient people and region in Canaan Sidon: Phoenician city; home of Jezebel Syria: Ancient region north of Israel, often in conflict

Glossary

Ammon, Ammonites Gilead (Place) Judges, Book of Mizpah Sidon (Place), Sidonian

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Benefits of, Illustrated Ammonites: Character of Ashtoreth: Worshiped by Israelites Idolatry: The Jews: Followed the Syrians In Israel: The People Backslide, and are Given Over to the Philistines for Chastisement for Eighteen Years Prayer: Answered: Ammon Repentance of Their Idolatry, when Afflicted by the Philistines Syria: Inhabitants of an Idolatrous People Syria: Israel Followed the Idolatry of The Ammonites with the Philistines Oppressed Israel for Eighteen Years The Ammonites: Character of Idolatrous The Philistines: Israel Condemned for Imitating The Sidonians: Israel Followed the Idolatry of