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17 But they did not obey[a] their leaders. Instead they prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped[b] them. They quickly turned aside from the path[c] their ancestors[d] had walked. Their ancestors had obeyed the Lord’s commands, but they did not.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:17 tn Or “did not listen to.”
  2. Judges 2:17 tn Or “bowed before.”
  3. Judges 2:17 tn Or “way [of life].”
  4. Judges 2:17 tn Or “fathers.”
  5. Judges 2:17 tn Heb “…walked, obeying the Lord’s commands. They did not do this.”

17 Yet they would not listen to their judges, but they (A)played the harlot with other gods, and bowed down to them. They turned quickly from the way in which their fathers walked, in obeying the commandments of the Lord; they did not do so.

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17 Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted(A) themselves to other gods(B) and worshiped them.(C) They quickly turned(D) from the ways of their ancestors, who had been obedient to the Lord’s commands.(E)

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