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And the children of Israeldweltamong the Canaanites,Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:
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And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
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And the children of Israeldidevil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and servedBaalim and the groves.
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Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaimking of Mesopotamia:[a] and the children of IsraelservedChushanrishathaimeightyears.
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And when the children of Israelcried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer[b] to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz,Caleb'syoungerbrother.