And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:
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Gill's Exposition
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord,.... Openly and publicly, boldly and impudently, in the very face of God, and amidst all the good things they received from him, which were…
Barnes' Notes
And the children of Israel - Here begins the narrative of what really did happen “after the death of Joshua,” but of which Judg. 1 conveys no hint. Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua Jdg…
The beginning of this paragraph is only a repetition of what account we had before of the people's good character during the government of Joshua, and of his death and burial (Jos 24:29, Jos 24:30),…
Cambridge Bible
The Deuteronomist's rationale of the period of the Judges begins here. He starts with one of his recurring formulae, did evil in the sight of the Lord, Jdg 3:7; Jdg 3:12; Jdg 4:1; Jdg 6:1; Jdg 10:6;…
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