1 Samuel 12:9-11

New Century Version

⁹ “But they forgot the Lord their God. So he handed them over as slaves to Sisera, the commander of the army of Hazor, and as slaves to the Philistines and the king of Moab. They all fought against your ancestors. ¹⁰ Then your ancestors cried to the Lord and said, ‘We have sinned. We have left the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtoreths. But now save us from our enemies, and we will serve you.’ ¹¹ So the Lord sent Gideon,^[a] Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel. He saved you from your enemies around you, and you lived in safety.