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The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh; and Yahweh delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
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The Familiar, Tragic Cycle
Commentators note that the phrase 'And the children of Israel again did evil' is a recurring, tragic theme in the book of Judges. This verse initiates another predictable cycle of sin (which John Gill identifies as idolatry), divine judgment in the form of oppression, and the eventual need for a deliverer whom God will raise up.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Philistines have been mentioned as oppressors of Israel in (Judges 3:31); (Judges 10:7), (Judges 10:11); an…
19th Century
Anglican
Did evil again. —Judges 3:7; Judges 4:1; Judges 6:1–11; Judges 10:6.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord , &c.] Committed idolatry, which was the evil they were pron…
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Israel did evil: then God delivered them again into the hands of the Philistines. When Israel was in this distress, Samson was born.
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