Judges 10:6
in Judges 10And 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and served the Baalim, and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook Jehovah, and served him not.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Judges 10
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAnd served Baalim - They became universal idolaters, adopting every god of the surrounding nations. Baalim and Ashtaroth may signify gods and goddesses in general. These are enumerated: 1. The gods of Syria; Bel and Saturn, or Jupiter and Astarte. 2. Gods of Zidon; Ashtaroth, Astarte or Venus. 3. The gods of Moab; Chemosh. 4. Gods of the children of Ammon; Milcom. 5. Gods of the Philistines; Dagon. See 1Ki 11:33 (note), and 1Sa 5:2 (note). These are called gods because their images and places of worship were multiplied throughout the land.
This site's exposition
did evil in the sight of the LORD
This is the sixth of seven times Judges says Israel "did evil in the sight of the LORD", at 2:11, 3:7, 3:12, 4:1, 6:1, 10:6 and 13:1. Its seven gods are the book's longest list, and "they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him" reports the abandonment as total. The Ammonites and the Philistines are the two nations of the next verse.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Forsook the Lord - They grew worse and worse, and so ripened themselves for ruin. Before they worshipped God and idols together, now they forsake God, and wholly cleave to idols.
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord,....
They worshipped many gods; not only their old demons Baalim and Ashtaroth, which the Canaanites had worshipped, but, as if they would proclaim their folly to all their neighbours, they served the gods of Syria, Zidon, Moab, Ammon, and the Philistines.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The gods of Syria - Or “Aram.” In the times of the Judges the various tribes of Aramites, or Syrians, were not compacted into one state, nor were they until after the time of Solomon. The national gods of these various Aramean tribes were probably the same; and their worship would be likely to be introduced into the trans-Jordanic tribes. It has been remarked that the Hebrew words for “to divine,” “to practice magic,” “idolatrous priests,” and other like words, are of Syrian origin. The Syriac ritual proved very attractive to king Ahaz 2Ki 16:10-12. For the national gods of the Zidonians, Moabites, Ammonites, and Philistines, see 1Ki 11:5, 1Ki 11:7,1Ki 11:33; 1Sa 5:2-5.
The words behind it
33 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּסִ֣פוּ׀ | vaiyosifu | and they repeated | H3254 → | 212 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת | laasot | to do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| הָרַע֮ | hara' | the evil | H7451 → | 662 times |
| בְּעֵינֵ֣י | beeinei | in [the] eyes of | H5869 → | 887 times |
| יְהוָה֒ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וַיַּעַבְד֣וּ | vaiyaavdu | and they served | H5647 → | 288 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַבְּעָלִ֣ים | habealim | the Baals | H1168 → | 82 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָעַשְׁתָּר֡וֹת | haashtarot | the Ashtaroth | H6252 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | [the] gods of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֲרָם֩ | ʾaram | Aram | H758 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֨י | ʾelohei | [the] gods of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| צִיד֜וֹן | tzidon | Sidon | H6721 → | 22 times |
| וְאֵ֣ת׀ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | [the] gods of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| מוֹאָ֗ב | moav | Moab | H4124 → | 181 times |
| וְאֵת֙ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | [the] gods of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| בְנֵי־ | venei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עַמּ֔וֹן | amon | Ammon | H5983 → | 106 times |
| וְאֵ֖ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | [the] gods of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | felishtim | [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
| וַיַּעַזְב֥וּ | vaiyaazvu | and they forsook | H5800 → | 215 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| עֲבָדֽוּהוּ׃ | ʾavaduhu | they served him | H5647 → | 288 times |
וַיֹּסִ֣פוּ׀and they repeated
vaiyosifuH3254 →212 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
לַעֲשׂ֣וֹתto do
laasotH6213 →2628 times
הָרַע֮the evil
hara'H7451 →662 times
בְּעֵינֵ֣יin [the] eyes of
beeineiH5869 →887 times
יְהוָה֒Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וַיַּעַבְד֣וּand they served
vaiyaavduH5647 →288 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַבְּעָלִ֣יםthe Baals
habealimH1168 →82 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הָעַשְׁתָּר֡וֹתthe Ashtaroth
haashtarotH6252 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] gods of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
אֲרָם֩Aram
ʾaramH758 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אֱלֹהֵ֨י[the] gods of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
צִיד֜וֹןSidon
tzidonH6721 →22 times
וְאֵ֣ת׀and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] gods of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
מוֹאָ֗בMoab
moavH4124 →181 times
וְאֵת֙and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] gods of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
בְנֵי־[the] people of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
עַמּ֔וֹןAmmon
amonH5983 →106 times
וְאֵ֖תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] gods of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים[the] Philistines
felishtimH6430 →287 times
וַיַּעַזְב֥וּand they forsook
vaiyaazvuH5800 →215 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
עֲבָדֽוּהוּ׃they served him
ʾavaduhuH5647 →288 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 11:7At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.
it leads to
- Numbers 21:29
Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Judges 11:24
Do you not possess whatever your god Chemosh grants you? So also, we possess whatever the LORD our God has granted us.
- Numbers 21:29
Through
1 Kings 11:5Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 11:7
At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Judges 2:13
for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 11:33
For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 11:7
Through
Psalms 106:36They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 7:16
You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
- Judges 2:3
So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”
- Deuteronomy 7:16
Through
2 Kings 23:13The king also desecrated the high places east of Jerusalem, to the south of the Mount of Corruption, which King Solomon of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 11:5
Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
- 1 Kings 11:5
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
