The Birth of Samson^(A)

13 Again the children of Israel ^(B)did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord delivered them ^(C)into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.

⁹ And when they ^(A)forgot the Lord their God, He sold them into the hand of ^(B)Sisera, commander of the army of Hazor, into the hand of the ^(C)Philistines, and into the hand of the king of ^(D)Moab; and they fought against them.

Midianites Oppress Israel

6 Then the children of Israel did ^(A)evil in the sight of the Lord. So the Lord delivered them into the hand of ^(B)Midian for seven years,

⁶ who ^(A)“will render to each one according to his deeds”:

Othniel

⁷ So the children of Israel did ^(A)evil in the sight of the Lord. They ^(B)forgot the Lord their God, and served the Baals and ^[a]Asherahs.

Israel’s Unfaithfulness

¹¹ Then the children of Israel did ^(A)evil in the sight of the Lord, and served the Baals;

Israel Oppressed Again

⁶ Then ^(A)the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, and ^(B)served the Baals and the Ashtoreths, ^(C)the gods of Syria, the gods of ^(D)Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the people of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook the Lord and did not serve Him.

Deborah

4 When Ehud was dead, ^(A)the children of Israel again did ^(B)evil in the sight of the Lord.