Judges 10:6

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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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
children	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
did	לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת la.'a.Sot	H6213	to do or make · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
evil	הָרַע֮ ha.Ra'	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
again	וַיֹּסִ֣פוּ vai.yo.Si.fu	H3254	to add or augment (often adverbial · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
sight	בְּעֵינֵ֣י be.'ei.Nei	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct
LORD	יְהוָה֒ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
served	וַיַּעַבְד֣וּ vai.ya.'av.Du	H5647	to work (in any sense) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Baalim	הַבְּעָלִ֣ים ha.be.'a.Lim	H1168	Baal · definite article + noun, masculine plural absolute
Ashtaroth	הָעַשְׁתָּר֡וֹת ha.'ash.ta.Rot	H6252	Ashtaroth · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
gods	אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Syria	אֲרָם֩ 'a.Ram	H758	Aram or Syria · proper noun, a place name
gods	אֱלֹהֵ֨י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Zidon	צִיד֜וֹן tzi.Don	H6721	Tsidon · proper noun, a place name
gods	אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Moab	מוֹאָ֗ב mo.'Av	H4124	Moab · proper noun, a place name
gods	אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
children	בְנֵי ve.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Ammon	עַמּ֔וֹן a.Mon	H5983	Ammon · proper noun, a man's name
gods	אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים fe.lish.Tim	H6430	a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth · noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
forsook	וַיַּעַזְב֥וּ vai.ya.'az.Vu	H5800	to loosen · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
served	עֲבָדֽוּהוּ 'a.va.Du.hu	H5647	to work (in any sense) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

2 Kings 23:13 And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel ha…
1 Kings 11:5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
1 Kings 11:7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomina…
1 Kings 11:33 Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom…
Psalms 106:36 And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.
Judges 16:23 Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said,…
2 Kings 17:16 And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all…
Jeremiah 2:13 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, t…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 10:6-9

While those two judges, Tola and Jair, presided in the affairs of Israel, things went well, but afterwards, I. Israel returned to their idolatry, that sin which did most easily beset them (Jdg 10:6): They did evil again in the sight of the Lord, from whom they were unaccountably bent to backslide, as a foolish people and unwise. 1. 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. It looks as if the chief trade of Israel had been to import deities from all countries. It is hard to say whether…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 10:6

ISRAEL OPPRESSED BY THE PHILISTINES AND AMMONITES. (Jdg 10:6-9) the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord--This apostasy seems to have exceeded every former one in the grossness and universality of the idolatry practised.

John Gill on Judges 10:6

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord,.... After the death of the above judges they fell into idolatry again, as the following instances show: and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth; as they had before; see Gill on Judges 2:11, Judges 2:13 and, besides these: also the gods of Syria; their gods and goddesses, Belus and Saturn, Astarte and the Dea Syria, Lucian writes of: and the gods of Zidon; the goddess of the Zidonians was Ashtaroth, 1 Kings 11:5 and it seems they had other deities: and the gods of Moab; the chief of which were Baalpeor and Chemosh, Numbers 25:3. and the gods of the children of Ammon, as Milcom or Molech, 1 Kings 11:5. and the gods of the Phili…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 10:6–end

The third stage in the period of the judges, which extended from the death of Jair to the rise of Samuel as a prophet, was a time of deep humiliation for Israel, since the Lord gave up His people into the hands of two hostile nations at the same time, on account of their repeated return to idolatry; so that the Ammonites invaded the land from the east, and oppressed the Israelites severely for eighteen years, especially the tribes to the east of the Jordan; whilst the Philistines came from the west, and extended their dominion over the tribes on this side, and brought them more and more firmly under their yoke. It is true that Jephthah delivered his people from the oppression of the Ammonite…

Dictionary and topics

Ammon — Another form of the name Ben-ammi, the son of Lot (Gen. 19:38). This name is also used for his posterity (Ps. 83:7).
Ashtoreth — The moon goddess of the Phoenicians, representing the passive principle in nature, their principal female deity; frequently associated with the name of Baal, the sun-god, their chief male deity…
Ammonites · Character of — Character of
Ammonites, The · Character of: Idolatrous — Character of: Idolatrous
Ashtoreth · Worshiped by Israelites — Worshiped by Israelites
Idolatry · The Jews: Followed the Syrians in — The Jews: Followed the Syrians in
Philistines · Israel condemned for imitating — Israel condemned for imitating
Sidonians, The · Israel followed the idolatry of — Israel followed the idolatry of
Syria · Inhabitants of: An idolatrous people — Inhabitants of: An idolatrous people

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

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Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 10:6-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 10:6

John Gill on Judges 10:6

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 10:6–end

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 10:6-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 10:6

John Gill on Judges 10:6

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 10:6–end

Dictionary and topics

Rashi on Judges 10:6