Judges 3:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 3:7

5 ^aThus the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

6 And ^athey took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons; and they served their gods.

Othniel

7 So the children of Israel did ^aevil in the sight of the Lord. They ^bforgot the Lord their God, and served the Baals and Asherahs.

8 Therefore the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and He ^asold them into the hand of ^bCushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Cushan-Rishathaim eight years.

9 When the children of Israel ^acried out to the Lord, the Lord ^braised up a deliverer for the children of Israel, who delivered them: ^cOthniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.

10 ^aThe Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the Lord delivered Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed over Cushan-Rishathaim.

11 So the land had rest for forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

Ehud

12 ^aAnd the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord. So the Lord strengthened ^bEglon king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord.

13 Then he gathered to himself the people of Ammon and ^aAmalek, went and defeated Israel, and took possession of ^bthe City of Palms.

Verse Comparison: Judges 3:7

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American Standard Version
And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and forgat Jehovah their God, and served the Baalim and the Asheroth.

Amplified® Bible
And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the Lord and forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth.

Contemporary English Version
The Israelites sinned against the LORD by forgetting him and worshiping idols of Baal and Astarte.

Darby English Version
And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, forgetting the LORD their God, and serving the Ba'als and the Ashe'roth.

Good News Bible
The people of Israel forgot the LORD their God; they sinned against him and worshiped the idols of Baal and Asherah.

King James Version
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.

New American Standard Bible
The sons of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth.

New International Version
The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.

New King James Version
So the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD. They forgot the LORD their God, and served the Baals and Asherahs.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth.

Revised Standard Version
And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, forgetting the LORD their God, and serving the Ba'als and the Ashe'roth.

Young's Literal Translation
and the sons of Israel do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and forget Jehovah their God, and serve the Baalim and the shrines.

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