33 When Gideon died, the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals and made Baal-berith[a] their god. 34 The Israelites did not remember the Lord their God who had delivered them from the power of the enemies around them. 35 They did not show kindness(A) to the house of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) for all the good he had done for Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 8:33 Lit Baal of the Covenant, or Lord of the Covenant

33 As soon as Gideon died, the Israelites prostituted themselves by worshiping the images of Baal, making Baal-berith their god. 34 They forgot the Lord their God, who had rescued them from all their enemies surrounding them. 35 Nor did they show any loyalty to the family of Jerub-baal (that is, Gideon), despite all the good he had done for Israel.

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