Judges 10:6The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and served the Baals, and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook Yahweh, and didn't serve him.
The setting
Throughout Israel, ~1100 BC. High places on every hill, altars in every grove. Israelites bow to Baal for rain, Ashtoreth for fertility, Chemosh for victory. Seven different pantheons.
The emotion here: heartbroken at recording repeated betrayal
The original word
ʿābad (עָבַד) — to serve as a slave, complete devotion and submission
Why it matters
Each god mentioned required different sacrifices - some demanded child sacrifice
Read with care
What most readers miss in Judges 10:6
This isn't casual idolatry - they're serving SEVEN different pantheons simultaneously
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about statue worship, but it was about trusting other powers for what only God could provide - security, meaning, identity.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Judges 10:6
Bible Genome reading
Judges 10:6 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Judges 10:6 comes from the book of Judges, written during the judges period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include apostasy, rebellion. Notable phrases: did evil; served Baals.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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