¹³ They abandoned the Lord ^(A)and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth.

Further Disobedience and Oppression

^6 (A)The people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord ^(B)and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, ^(C)the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines. And they ^(D)forsook the Lord and did not serve him.

Othniel

^7 (A)And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. They forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and ^(B)the Asheroth.

²⁰ No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice ^(A)they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. ^21 (B)You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and ^(C)the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and ^(D)the table of demons. ^22 (E)Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? ^(F)Are we stronger than he?

⁵ For although there may be ^(A)so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”—

¹³ And the king defiled the high places that were east of Jerusalem, to the south of ^(A)the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for ^(B)Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and for ^(C)Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for ^(D)Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

³³ because they have^[a] forsaken me ^(A)and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites, and they have not walked in my ways, doing what is right in my sight and keeping my statutes and my rules, as David his father did.

⁵ For Solomon went after ^(A)Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after ^(B)Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.