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href="/bsb/judges/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/judges/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD and served the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The Israelites did evil in the LORD’s sight and served the images of Baal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Baals;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Baals,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the sons of Israel did what was evil in the eyes of Yahweh and served the Baals,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and worshiped <i>and</i> served the Baals,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites did what was evil in the LORD’s sight. They worshiped the Baals<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites did what was evil in the LORD&#8217s sight. They worshiped the Baals<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and served the Baalim;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Baalim:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The people of Israel did what the LORD considered evil. They began to serve other gods-the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the people of Israel sinned against the LORD and began to serve the Baals. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So the Israelis practiced what the LORD considered to be evil by worshiping Canaanite deities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites did evil before the LORD by worshiping the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Baals;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and served the Baals. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel do evil in the eyes of YHWH, and serve the Ba‘alim,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the sons of Israel do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and serve the Baalim,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel will do evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and will serve the Baalims.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they served Baalim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they served the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and worshiped the Baals;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baal;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the children of Israel did what is evil before LORD JEHOVAH, and they served Baal<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Baalim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the children of Israel wrought evil before the Lord, and served Baalim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/2-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=454" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/2.htm">Israel's Unfaithfulness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10</span>After that whole generation had also been gathered to their fathers, another generation rose up who did not know the LORD or the works that He had done for Israel. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">And the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘ă·śū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">did</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·ra‘ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nê (Prep-b:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in the sight</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">and served</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1168.htm" title="1168: hab·bə·‘ā·lîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Baal -- a heathen god. The same as ba'al; Baal, a Phoenician deity.">the Baals.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-7.htm">Judges 3:7</a></span><br />So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/10-6.htm">Judges 10:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-33.htm">1 Kings 11:33</a></span><br />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 done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-12</a></span><br />All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-1.htm">2 Chronicles 28:1-4</a></span><br />Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD. / Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even made cast images of the Baals. / Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-34.htm">Psalm 106:34-39</a></span><br />They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them, / but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs. / They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a></span><br />“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-10</a></span><br />Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-2</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-6.htm">Hosea 13:6</a></span><br />When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28-32</a></span><br />Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. / They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-6.htm">1 Corinthians 10:6-7</a></span><br />These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-5.htm">Ephesians 5:5-6</a></span><br />For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. / Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:</p><p class="hdg">did evil</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/4-1.htm">Judges 4:1</a></b></br> And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/6-1.htm">Judges 6:1</a></b></br> And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/13-1.htm">Judges 13:1</a></b></br> And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.</p><p class="hdg">and served Baalim.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/3-7.htm">Judges 3:7</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/10-6.htm">Judges 10:6,10</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/7-4.htm">1 Samuel 7:4</a></b></br> Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/11-2.htm">Baalim</a> <a href="/hosea/11-2.htm">Baals</a> <a href="/hosea/11-2.htm">Ba'als</a> <a href="/judges/2-6.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/24-20.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/joshua/24-7.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/judges/2-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/2-6.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/joshua/24-24.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/judges/2-7.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/judges/2-7.htm">Served</a> <a href="/joshua/24-17.htm">Sight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/3-7.htm">Baalim</a> <a href="/judges/3-7.htm">Baals</a> <a href="/judges/2-13.htm">Ba'als</a> <a href="/judges/3-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/2-15.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/judges/3-7.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/3-1.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/judges/2-13.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/judges/2-19.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/judges/2-13.htm">Served</a> <a href="/judges/3-7.htm">Sight</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/2-1.htm">An angel rebukes the people at Bochim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/2-6.htm">The wickedness of the new generation after Joshua</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/2-14.htm">God's anger and pity toward them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/2-20.htm">The Canaanites left to prove Israel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "evil" refers to actions that are contrary to God's commandments, particularly idolatry and disobedience. The phrase "in the sight of the LORD" emphasizes that God is always aware of human actions, and His standards are the measure of righteousness. This cycle of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance is central to the narrative of Judges. The Israelites' actions are often contrasted with the covenantal expectations set forth in the Torah, particularly in Deuteronomy, where blessings and curses are outlined based on obedience or disobedience to God's law.<p><b>and served the Baals</b><br>The term "Baals" refers to the various local deities worshiped in Canaan, with Baal being a prominent god associated with fertility, storms, and agriculture. The Israelites' worship of Baal represents a direct violation of the first commandment, which prohibits the worship of other gods. This idolatry is not just a religious failure but also a cultural assimilation into the practices of the surrounding Canaanite peoples. The worship of Baal often included rituals that were abhorrent to the Israelites' covenant with God, such as child sacrifice and temple prostitution. This phrase highlights the spiritual adultery of the Israelites, as they turn away from their exclusive relationship with Yahweh. The struggle against Baal worship is a significant theme throughout the Old Testament, with prophets like Elijah and Hosea confronting this idolatry. The Israelites' repeated return to Baal worship underscores the tension between faithfulness to God and the temptation of surrounding pagan practices.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who were delivered from Egypt and brought into the Promised Land. They are central to the account of the Old Testament and are often depicted in cycles of faithfulness and rebellion.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who delivered them from slavery in Egypt and gave them the Law at Sinai. He is portrayed as a just and holy God who desires a faithful relationship with His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_baals.htm">The Baals</a></b><br>Canaanite deities associated with fertility and nature. Worship of Baal was common among the Canaanites and often involved idolatry and immoral practices, which were strictly forbidden by the God of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_judges.htm">The Judges</a></b><br>Leaders raised by God to deliver Israel from oppression and lead them back to faithfulness. The period of the Judges is marked by a cycle of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land promised to the descendants of Abraham, where the Israelites settled after their exodus from Egypt. It was inhabited by various peoples who worshiped different gods, including the Baals.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but can be anything that takes the place of God in our lives. We must be vigilant in identifying and removing modern-day idols.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god.htm">Faithfulness to God</a></b><br>The Israelites' repeated failure to remain faithful serves as a warning. We are called to steadfastness in our relationship with God, resisting the pull of cultural and spiritual distractions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cycle_of_sin.htm">The Cycle of Sin</a></b><br>The book of Judges illustrates a cycle of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance. Recognizing this pattern in our lives can help us seek God's help to break free from sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_justice.htm">God's Patience and Justice</a></b><br>Despite Israel's repeated failures, God remains patient and just. His discipline is meant to bring us back to Him, and His mercy is always available when we repent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_leadership.htm">The Importance of Leadership</a></b><br>The role of the judges highlights the need for godly leadership. We should pray for and support leaders who guide us according to God's Word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_cut_gideon's_army_to_300.htm">In Judges 7:2, why would God deliberately reduce Gideon’s army from 32,000 to 300, defying common military sense? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_gideon_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Gideon, also known as Jerubbaal, in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_david's_psalm_101_3_claim_plausible.htm">In Psalm 101:3, is David’s claim of refusing to set any “vile thing” before his eyes historically plausible, given the idolatries and cultural norms of his era? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_to_zebah_and_zalmunna.htm">What happened to Zebah and Zalmunna in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Did evil in the sight of the Lord.</span>--Rather, "<span class= "ital">the </span>evil." Used especially of apostasy (see <a href="/context/judges/3-7.htm" title="And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgot the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.">Judges 3:7-12</a>; <a href="/judges/4-1.htm" title="And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.">Judges 4:1</a>; <a href="/judges/6-1.htm" title="And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.">Judges 6:1</a>; <a href="/judges/10-6.htm" title="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.">Judges 10:6</a>; <a href="/judges/13-1.htm" title="And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.">Judges 13:1</a>). They fell into the very idolatry against which they had been emphatically warned (<a href="/deuteronomy/4-19.htm" title="And lest you lift up your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, should be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD your God has divided to all nations under the whole heaven.">Deuteronomy 4:19</a>). . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/2-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evil</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרַ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the sight</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֵינֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and served</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Baals.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבְּעָלִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bə·‘ā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1168.htm">Strong's 1168: </a> </span><span class="str2">Baal -- a heathen god</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/2-11.htm">OT History: Judges 2:11 The children of Israel did that which (Jd Judg. 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