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.
The people of Israel did what was wrong in God's eyes again. They worshiped Baal and Ashtaroth, along with the gods of Syria, Sidon, Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. They abandoned the LORD and stopped serving him.
This verse shows how the Israelites repeatedly turned away from God to worship the false gods of the nations around them.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the period of the Judges (around 1200-1050 BC), when Israel had no king and repeatedly fell into cycles of disobedience, oppression, and deliverance. The Israelites were surrounded by pagan nations who worshiped fertility gods like Baal and Ashtaroth, and Israel often adopted these foreign religious practices instead of remaining faithful to the God who had delivered them from Egypt.
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