12 and they (A)forsook the Lord God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt; and they followed (B)other gods from among the gods of the people who were all around them, and they (C)bowed down to them; and they provoked the Lord to anger.

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13 They forsook the Lord (A)and served [a]Baal and the [b]Ashtoreths.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:13 A Canaanite god
  2. Judges 2:13 Canaanite goddesses

33 (A)because [a]they have forsaken Me, and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the people of Ammon, and have not walked in My ways to do what is right in My eyes and keep My statutes and My judgments, as did his father David.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 11:33 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. he has

“As for you, my son Solomon, (A)know the God of your father, and serve Him (B)with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for (C)the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. (D)If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will (E)cast you off forever.

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