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Judges 3:7-9
Amplified Bible
Judges 3:7-9
Amplified Bible
7 And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the [a]Asheroth.(A) 8 So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of [b]Mesopotamia; and the Israelites served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.
The First Judge Rescues Israel
9 But when the Israelites cried out to the Lord [for help], the Lord raised up a [c]man to rescue the people of Israel, [d]Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
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- Judges 3:7 Various Canaanite goddesses of fertility and warfare.
- Judges 3:8 Heb Aram-naharaim; Aram of Two Rivers.
- Judges 3:9 Lit deliverer.
- Judges 3:9 Othniel was the first of the twelve people God appointed to rescue and lead Israel. In addition to specific judicial duties, the judges served as both civil and military leaders.
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