Judges 2:13

13 because they forsook him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.

Judges 2:13 in Other Translations

KJV
13 And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
ESV
13 They abandoned the LORD and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth.
NLT
13 They abandoned the LORD to serve Baal and the images of Ashtoreth.
MSG
13 as they worshiped god Baal and goddess Astarte!
CSB
13 for they abandoned Him and worshiped Baal and the Ashtoreths.

Judges 2:13 In-Context

11 Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD and served the Baals.
12 They forsook the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods of the peoples around them. They aroused the LORD’s anger
13 because they forsook him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.
14 In his anger against Israel the LORD gave them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.
15 Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the LORD was against them to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 1 Samuel 7:3; 1 Kings 11:5,33; 2 Kings 23:13
  • 2. Judges 3:7; Judges 5:8; Judges 6:25; Judges 8:33; Judges 10:6; 1 Samuel 31:10; Nehemiah 9:26; Psalms 78:56; Jeremiah 11:10
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