Judges 2:13

Translations

Modern

…for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.

Traditional

And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.

Literal

And they forsook YHWH and did service to Baal and to the Ashtoreths.

Latin

…dimittentes eum, et servientes Baal et Astaroth.

Original

Hebrew

English

…for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.

Notes

Judges 2:11–13

Israel turned away from the Lord and started worshiping the gods of nearby nations, especially the Canaanite gods Baal and Asherah.
Baal means “lord”; Ashtoreth may be a Hebrew version of the Canaanite goddess “Astarte,” who had different forms. See also Judges 6:25–32 and Judges 6:25–32.

Judges 2:10–19

Joshua had died, and the new generation had not seen God's saving power. The Canaanites still lived in the land. This led to a cycle of rebellion and partial restoration. This section introduces that cycle, which the main part of the book shows.

Judges 2:6–3:6

The second prologue continues from the events of Joshua 23–24 (see study note on Judges 1:1–3:6). It introduces a third generation (Judges 2:10) who did not personally witness the Lord’s mighty acts.

Theme notes and profiles

God’s Faithfulness to His People Holy War Oppression of God’s People Social Chaos in Judges

Related verses

Judges 10:6
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.
Psalm 106:36
They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
Judges 3:7
So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
1 Corinthians 10:20–22
No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.
1 Samuel 31:10
They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan.
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 done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did.
1 Corinthians 8:5
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),
Judges 2:11
And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.
2 Kings 23:13
The 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 the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
1 Kings 11:5
Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

Parallels

Isaiah 43:22–28 Jeremiah 2:23–37

People

Ashtaroth: A Canaanite goddess of fertility and war Baal: Canaanite god, "Lord/God of the Covenant"

Glossary

Baal (Idol) Canaanite Gods and Religion Judges, Book of Reward

Topics

Ashtoreth: Worshiped by Israelites Baal: An Idol of the Phoenicians, God of the Sun: The Israelites Wickedly Worshiped in the Time of the Judges Idolatry: Idols Mentioned in Scripture: Ashtoreth Idolatry: Idols Mentioned in Scripture: Baal Idolatry: The Jews: Followed the Canaanites In Israel: Under the Judges: People Turn to Idolatry Polytheism: General Scriptures Concerning The Jews: Often Subdued and Made Tributary

Judges 2:13

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