1 Samuel 12:9-11

Good News Translation

^9 (A)But the people forgot the Lord their God, and so he let the Philistines and the king of Moab and Sisera, commander of the army of the city of Hazor, fight against your ancestors and conquer them. ^10 (B)Then they cried to the Lord for help and said, ‘We have sinned, because we turned away from you, Lord, and worshiped the idols of Baal and Astarte. Rescue us from our enemies, and we will worship you!’ ^11 (C)And the Lord sent Gideon, Barak,^[a] Jephthah, and finally me. Each of us rescued you from your enemies, and you lived in safety.